Wild Life (2014 film)

Wild Life
Film poster
Directed by Cédric Kahn
Screenplay by Cédric Kahn
Nathalie Najem
Based on Hors système, onze ans sous l'étoile de la liberté
by Xavier Fortin, Okwari Fortin, Shahi'Yena Fortin and Laurence Vidal
Produced by Kristina Larsen
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Luc Dardenne
Delphine Tomson
Starring Mathieu Kassovitz
Céline Sallette
Cinematography Yves Cape
Edited by Simon Jacquet
Music by Mathias Duplessy
Production
companies
Les Films du Lendemain
Les Films du Fleuve
France 2 Cinéma
Belgacom
Distributed by Le Pacte
Release date
  • 29 October 2014 (France & Belgium)
Running time
106 minutes
Countries France
Belgium
Language French
Budget $6 million
Box office $518.000

Wild Life (French: Vie sauvage) is a 2014 French-Belgian drama film directed by Cédric Kahn and adapted from the 2010 book Hors système, onze ans sous l'étoile de la liberté by Xavier Fortin, Okwari Fortin, Shahi'Yena Fortin and Laurence Vidal. The film won the Special Jury Prize at the 62nd San Sebastián International Film Festival. In January 2015, the film received three nominations at the 20th Lumières Awards.

Cast

  • Mathieu Kassovitz as Paco (Philippe Fournier)
  • Céline Sallette as Nora (Carole Garcia)
  • David Gastou as Tsali Fournier (9-year-old)
  • Sofiane Neveu as Okyesa Fournier (8-year-old)
  • Romain Depret as Tsali Fournier (teenager)
  • Jules Ritmanic as Okyesa Fournier (teenager)
  • Jenna Thiam as Céline
  • Tara-Jay Bangalter as Thomas (11-year-old)
  • Amandine Dugas as Clara
  • Michaël Dichter as Gaspard
  • Brigitte Sy as Geneviève
  • Julien Thiou as Clovis
  • Judith Simon as Dom
  • Ali Marhyar