Francetv distributionhas boarded “Christmas Carole” (“Noël au balcon”), a comedy starring Didier Bourdon (“Alibi 2”) and Noemie Lvovsky (“Camille Rewinds”). The company has launched sales on the project at the Cannes market.
“Christmas Carole” is directed by Jeanne Gottesdiener,and produced by Belga Studios(“Waiting for Banjangles,” “Benedetta”) andPolaris Film Production (“Cease Fire,” “2 Days in New York”), in co-production withM6 Films.
Set around Christmas, the movie revolves around a small-town mayoress, Carole, who is helping the inhabitants of her municipality with the festivities while her devoted husband Alain organizes the Christmas Eve celebrations at home. The kids are arriving, soon all hopes of a peaceful Christmas melt away as the family traditions are called into question.
The cast also includes Jules Sagot (“Hashtag Boomer”),Christophe Montenez(“For my country”),Alice Daubelcour (“Love (and Trouble) in Paris”) andJanaïna Halloy-Fokan (“Inexorable”).
“Christmas Carole” is produced by Christophe Mazodier at Polaris Film Production, Patrick Vandenbosch andJean-Jacques Neiraat Belga Studios. M6 Films is co-producing.
The film is also backed by Canal+, Cine+, KMBO, Wallimage, Belga Films and BNP Paribas Fortis Film Fund.
