The Big Hit

The Big Hit

105 mins | Drama, Comedy | Aug. 28, 2020

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.

The Big Hit

105 mins | Drama, Comedy | Aug. 28, 2020

The Big Hit
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Agat Films & Cie
Original title Un triomphe
Directors Sylvain Yonnet Liberty, Emmanuel Courcol
Writers Emmanuel Courcol, Thierry de Carbonnières

Cast

Kad Merad

as Étienne Carboni

Marina Hands

as Ariane

Laurent Stocker

as Stéphane

Pierre Lottin

as Jordan Fortineau

Wabinlé Nabié

as Moussa Traoré

Aleksandr Medvedev

as Boïko

Saïd Benchnafa

as Nabil Jouhari

David Ayala

as Patrick Le Querrec

Sofian Khammes

as Kamel Ramdane

Lamine Cissokho

as Alex

Samuel Courcol

as The young man on the train

Adam Baaziz

as Nordine - Kamel's son

Clément Desormeaux

as The policeman of the BAC

Selim Ziouane

as Killian