Playing Dead (film)

Playing Dead (French: Je fais le mort) is a 2013 French comedy film written and directed by Jean-Paul Salomé. The film stars François Damiens, Géraldine Nakache and Lucien Jean-Baptiste. It was screened at the Rome Film Festival.^[5]

Playing Dead
Film poster
French	Je fais le mort
Directed by	Jean-Paul Salomé
Written by	Jean-Paul Salomé
Produced by	Michel Saint-Jean Jean-Pierre Dardenne Luc Dardenne
Starring	François Damiens Géraldine Nakache Lucien Jean-Baptiste
Cinematography	Pascal Ridao
Edited by	Sylvie Lager
Music by	Bruno Coulais
Production company	Diaphana Films
Distributed by	Diaphana Films
Release dates	26 August 2013 (2013-08-26) (Angoulême)[1][2] 11 December 2013 (2013-12-11) (France)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$7.2 million[3]
Box office	$772.000[4]

Cast

• François Damiens as Jean Renault
• Géraldine Nakache as Noémie Desfontaines
• Lucien Jean-Baptiste as Lieutenant Lamy
• Anne Le Ny as Madame Jacky
• Jean-Marie Winling as Michel Beauchatel
• Kévin Azaïs as Ludo
• Nanou Garcia as Zelda
• Corentin Lobet as Servaz
• Judith Henry as Caroline
• Jean-Paul Salomé as TV journalist

Accolades

The film received three nominations at the 5th Magritte Awards.^[6]