Simple like Sylvainby Monia Chokri, caused a surprise by winning the prize for best foreign film at the César evening, which rewards excellence in French cinema.
By going to collect his trophy on stage during the 48e César ceremony on Friday, Monia Chokri launched a “I’m so sorry Mister Nolan” towards the director ofOppenheimerwhose film was nominated in the same category.
“Thank you to the Academy, thank you to the members for voting for this little Quebec film made with so much love. Thank you to the French public who went to see the film, it is for you that we make the films. Thank you to the Cannes Film Festival for highlighting the film,” declared the Quebec filmmaker, whose feature film had its world premiere at the prestigious Cannes festival in the Un Certain Regard section.
PHOTO STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Monia Chokri during her acceptance speech
Also thanking her Quebec producers, her actors – Magalie Lépine-Blondeau and Pierre-Yves Cardinal, also in attendance for the ceremony – she said: “I can say today that the life I have is more bigger than the one I dreamed of. »
Besides OppenheimerQuebec film was measured in this category against Pick up by the Italian Marco Bellocchio, Dead leaves by the Finn Aki Kaurismäki and Perfect Days by the German Wim Wenders.