Soul Mates (French: Les Âmes sœurs) is 2023 French drama film directed by André Téchiné from a screenplay written by Téchiné and Cédric Anger. Starring Benjamin Voisin and Noémie Merlant, it is about a soldier who returns home after the war in Mali and suffers from PTSD.[2]
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Directed by | André Téchiné |
Written by | André Téchiné Cédric Anger |
Produced by | Olivier Delbosc |
Starring | Benjamin Voisin Noémie Merlant |
Cinematography | George Lechaptois |
Edited by | Albertine Lastera |
Music by | Mathieu Lamboley |
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Distributed by | Ad Vitam |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Box office | $480,762[1] |
Plot
A soldier of the French forces engaged in Mali is seriously burned during an explosion. Repatriated to intensive care in France, he suffers from amnesia and begins a long convalescence with his sister in their family home in the Pyrenees.
Production
Filming began in June 2021 in the Ariège department, including Orgeix, Ax-les-Thermes and Orlu. Filming also took place in the Aude department and in Paris.[3][4] It was also partly shot in Pyrénées-Orientales.[5] Filming resumed at the start of 2022 for scenes at the Bédeilhac cave in Bédeilhac-et-Aynat and at the Prehistoric Park in Tarascon-sur-Ariège.[3]
Cast
- Benjamin Voisin as David Faber
- Noémie Merlant as Jeanne
- Audrey Dana as Rachel
- André Marcon as Marcel
- Alexis Loret as Dr. Fanch-Tanguy
- Sya Rachedi as Nadja
- Mama Prassinos as the military wife
- Jean Fornerod as Bruno Vogel
- Stéphane Bak as Franck Dawaga
References
External links
- Soul Mates at IMDb
- Soul Mates at Unifrance