Le Brio

Le Brio

95 mins | Drama, Comedy | Nov. 22, 2017

Neïla Salah grew up in Créteil, a tower block suburb on the outskirts of Paris, and dreams of becoming a lawyer. She has been accepted into a major university in Paris and on her first day there she is confronted by Pierre Mazard, a professor known for his provocative behavior and blunders. To make amends for an incident, he accepts to help Neïla prepare for a prestigious competition in courtroom eloquence. Both cynical and demanding, Pierre could become the mentor who she needs... But first both must overcome their prejudices.

Le Brio

95 mins | Drama, Comedy | Nov. 22, 2017

Le Brio
Neïla Salah grew up in Créteil, a tower block suburb on the outskirts of Paris, and dreams of becoming a lawyer. She has been accepted into a major university in Paris and on her first day there she is confronted by Pierre Mazard, a professor known for his provocative behavior and blunders. To make amends for an incident, he accepts to help Neïla prepare for a prestigious competition in courtroom eloquence. Both cynical and demanding, Pierre could become the mentor who she needs... But first both must overcome their prejudices.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Chapter 2, Moonshaker
Original title Le Brio
Directors Yvan Attal
Writers Yaël Langmann, Bryan Marciano, Victor Saint Macary, Noé Debré, Yvan Attal

Cast

Daniel Auteuil

as Pierre Mazard

Camélia Jordana

as Neila Salah

Yasin Houicha

as Mounir

Nozha Khouadra

as Neïla's mother

Nicolas Vaude

as Grégoire Viviani, president of the university

Jean-Baptiste Lafarge

as Benjamin de Segonzac

Virgil Leclaire

as Keufran

Zohra Benali

as Neïla's grandmother

Damien Zanoly

as Jean Proutot

Jean-Philippe Puymartin

as Competition president

Julia Malinbaum

as Anissa, friend of Neïla

Claude Perron

as Lady with little dog

Nassim Lyes

as Customer

Guillaume Duhesme

as Driver

Eddy Suiveng

as Kid

Fahmi Guerbaa

as Scum

Ayman Rahoui

as Scum

Florent Hill

as Marseille student

Brandon Omekenge

as Uber driver

Xavier Guelfi

as Student

Ben Attal

as Schoolboy

Ian Fenelon

as Server

Jacques Brel

as Self (archive footage)

Serge Gainsbourg

as Self (archive footage)

Romain Gary

as Self (archive footage)

Claude Lévi-Strauss

as Self (archive footage)

François Mitterrand

as Self (archive footage)

Yves Mourousi

as Self (archive footage)

Jean-Luc Olivier

as President tribunal (uncredited)

Camille Vidacek

as (uncredited)