THE BIG HIT

Synopsis

Etienne, an often out of work but endearing actor, runs a theater workshop in a prison, where he brings together an unlikely troupe of prisoners to stage Samuel Beckett’s famous play Waiting for Godot. When he is allowed to take the colorful band of convicts on a tour outside of prison, Etienne finally has the chance to thrive.
Each date is a new success and a unique relationship grows between this ad hoc group of actors and their director. But soon comes the final performance in Paris. Will their last night together be the biggest hit of them all?

Biography

Emmanuel Courcol graduated the l'École Nationale des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre in 1984 as a trained actor. It is through his work as a performer that Emmanuel Courcol acquired a deeper knowledge of scriptwriting, dialogues and building a character. He acted in about 30 plays and as many movies but gradually moved to writing, working with Philippe Lioret on four screenplays. He also worked with François Favrat, Kamen Kalev et Edouard Bergeon. After CEASEFIRE, released in 2017, starring Romain Duris, Céline Sallette and Grégory Gadebois, THE BIG HIT starring Kad Merad is his second feature film, produced by Marc Bordure and Robert Guédiguian for Agat Films.

FILMOGRAPHY:
2020 THE BIG HIT
2019 I WISH SOMEONE WERE WAITING FOR ME SOMEWHERE (writer)
2019 IN THE NAME OF THE LAND (writer)
2017 CEASEFIRE
2015 FACE DOWN (writer)
2015 BOOMERANG (writer)
2013 GÉRALDINE JE T’AIME, short
2011 ALL OUR DESIRES (writer)
2009 WELCOME (writer)
2004 THE LIGHT (writer)
2001 MADEMOISELLE (writer)