France / Oct 29, 2022 / Cinemed Festival Cinéma Méditerranéen Montpellier
1h 22min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Sabri Lahlali, the assistant principal of a local high school, is ready to do anything to ensure that his son, who is about to take his high school diploma, has the ideal academic record. But he doesn't know how far his enterprise will take him.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Cyril Couton | Gilles Penchenat, le directeur de l'académie |
| Jibril Bhira | Naël Lalhali, le fils de Sabri |
| Hedi Bouchenafa | Saïd, le frère de Sabri |
| José Paul | L'inspecteur d'académie |
Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Le Principal |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Hole In One Films, Why Not Productions, TS Productions |
| Release date | 10 maggio 2023 |
| Production | Pascal Caucheteux |
| Writer | Christine Paillard, Chad Chenouga |
| Casting | François Guignard |
| Editing | Pauline Casalis, Thibaut Blanchet |
| Cinematography | Tristan Tortuyaux, Augustin de Vaumas, Baptiste Schmidlin, Guillaume Corde, Pierre Helie De Peretti, Farès Messaoud, Paul Ghafoorian, Lucy Mallet-Jemming, Aurélien Ridoux, Pauline Courquin |
| Assistant directors | Zoé Rivemale, Aurélien Fauchet, Julien Dara, Chad Chenouga, Héloïse Moreau |
| Lighting | Xavier Sentenac, Benoit Antoniotti, Antonin Blanche |
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| Camera operators | Guillaume Corde, Augustin de Vaumas, Tristan Tortuyaux, Baptiste Schmidlin, Pierre Helie De Peretti, Farès Messaoud, Paul Ghafoorian, Lucy Mallet-Jemming, Aurélien Ridoux, Pauline Courquin |
| Additional photography | Augustin de Vaumas, Tristan Tortuyaux, Baptiste Schmidlin, Guillaume Corde, Pierre Helie De Peretti, Farès Messaoud, Paul Ghafoorian, Lucy Mallet-Jemming, Aurélien Ridoux, Pauline Courquin |
| Production design | Stéphane Makedonsky, Pierre Zouaoui, Christophe Jarosz |
| Art direction | Pierre Zouaoui, Christophe Jarosz, Stéphane Makedonsky |
| Set decoration | Pierre Zouaoui, Christophe Jarosz, Stéphane Makedonsky |
| Stunts | Jérôme Henry |
| Music | Maxence Dussère, François Boudet, Mariette Mathieu-Goudier |
| Sound | Maxence Dussère, François Boudet, Mariette Mathieu-Goudier |
| Costume design | Laurence Collas Troadec, Kathia Ruiz, Hue Lan Van Duc |
| Makeup | Kathia Ruiz, Hue Lan Van Duc, Laurence Collas Troadec |
| Hairstyling | Laurence Collas Troadec, Kathia Ruiz, Hue Lan Van Duc |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Belgium / May 10, 2023
France / May 10, 2023
Physical media
France / Sep 20, 2023 / DVD
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