The Assistant (2015 film)

2015 French film

The Assistant

Film poster

Directed by| Christophe Ali
Nicolas Bonilauri
Written by| Christophe Ali
Nicolas Bonilauri
Jacques Sotty
Philippe Blasband
Produced by| Tom Dercourt
Donato Rotunno
Starring| Nathalie Baye
Malik Zidi
Cinematography| Nicolas Massart
Edited by| Ewin Ryckaert
Music by| Jérôme Lemonnier

Production
companies

Cinéma Defacto
Artémis Productions
Tarantula Luxembourg

Distributed by| Bac Films (France)

Release dates

* 15 June 2015 (2015-06-15) (Champs-Élysées)
* 2 September 2015 (2015-09-02) (France)

Running time

| 87 minutes
Countries| France
Belgium
Luxembourg
Language| French

The Assistant (original title: La Volante) is a 2015 drama-thriller film directed by Christophe Ali and Nicolas Bonilauri and starring Nathalie Baye and Malik Zidi.[1][2]

## Plot

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One night, while driving his pregnant wife Audrey to the hospital, Thomas accidentally hits and kills a young man on the road. Several years later, Marie-France, the bereaved mother of the deceased is still unable to recover from the tragedy. She becomes a personal assistant for Thomas, who remains completely unaware of her identity. Soon, Marie-France carries out a methodical plan, making herself become indispensable to Thomas, while interfering in his family affairs and also approaching his son Léon.

## Cast

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* Nathalie Baye as Marie-France Ducret
* Malik Zidi as Thomas Lemans
* Johan Leysen as Éric Lemans
* Sabrina Seyvecou as Audrey Lemans
* Jean Stan Du Pac as Léo Lemans
* Pierre-Alain Chapuis as Jean-Marc
* Hervé Sogne as Pierre
* Aïssatou Diop as Iman

## References

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1. ^ "The Assistant". Bac Films International.
2. ^ "'The Assistant' ('La Volante'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 7 September 2015.

## External links

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* The Assistant at IMDb

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