THE ORPHANS: Cast Announced As Production Starts On Olivier Schneider’s New Action Thriller
Action steward Olivier Schneider is underway with The Orphans (a.k.a. Les Orphelins) as of just a few days ago, at that. Schneider is directing this, his second feature after completing upcoming Netflix actioner, GTMax.
After a quarrel, Gab and Driss’s lives have taken different paths. Gab is a cop in Internal Affairs. He plays by the books. Driss is a fixer for the mob. He sells himself to the highest bidder.
They are brought back together by the brutal death of Sofia, their childhood friend from the orphanage. Killed in a car accident, Sofia leaves behind Leïla, her 17-year-old daughter.
Determined to find the killer, Leïla unknowingly tracks down the son of a ruthless businesswoman who relies on vicious henchmen to protect her family’s secrets.
With no time to settle their personal scores, the two orphans must now join forces to find Leïla before she commits an irredeemable act.
The Orphans is hitting the Croissette at Cannes this week via sales outlet, Gaumont. The film stars Alban Lenoir (Lost Bullet 1 & 2, Aka) and Dali Benssalah (No Time To Die, FX’s “The Veil”). Anouk Grinberg and Sonia Faidi also star in the new thriller.
Gamont is also producing alongside Inoxy Films.
“Our ambition is to rehabilitate the French action movie and bring it back to cinemas,” said Alexis Cassanet, Gaumont’s head of international sales.
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