No images have yet been shot, but the series About Anthony, developed by ComediHa! and Quebecor content, has already been purchased in France. The Gaumont company has indeed acquired the rights to the program inspired by the life of screenwriter Cathleen Rouleau, which will be produced by Podz.
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About Anthony tells the love life of Julie, who becomes the mother-in-law of two children, including the Antoine of the title, a child “disabled, autistic, intellectually impaired, non-verbal and high-level epileptic”.
“To live with a disabled person is to go through great trials, to face a thousand setbacks, to hope endlessly. But living with a disabled person is also howling with joy at the smallest victory, discovering unconditional love and filling a huge chest of stories every day. Antoine changed my life, explains the author in a press release released on Monday. And I want it to change that of the whole world. »
Isabelle Degeorges, Director of Gaumont Television France, adds: “Here disability is not treated as a subject, but as part of life itself. This series is essential, she says, generous, funny, a real remedy for gloom that we can’t wait to share with you. »
The press release does not specify the release date ofAbout Anthony in Quebec.