''Made in France'' (working title: ''L'Enquête'') is a 2015 French

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film directed by

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and co-written by Boukhrief with Éric Besnard. Filming began on 25 August 2014 in

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, and wrapped on 3 October 2014. The film had its premiere at the

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in October 2015.

Plot

Sam, a freelance journalist, decides to investigate the growing phenomenon of disaffected youth joining Islamic extremist groups. He infiltrates a group of four young people who have been tasked with the creation of a jihadist cell and whose mission is to destabilise the city centre of Paris.

Cast

Malik Zidi Malik Zidi (born 14 February 1975)ifrance.com
is a French film, television and theatre actor. He is a

as Sam * Dimitri Storoge as Hassan *

François Civil François Civil (; born 29 January 1990) is a French actor. He has appeared in both French and English-language feature films and is known for his roles in ''Frank'' (2014), ''As Above, So Below'' (2014), ''Call My Agent!'' (2015–17), ''Five'' ...

as Christophe * Nassim Si Ahmed as Driss * Ahmed Dramé as Sidi *

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as Dubreuil * Judith Davis as Laure * Nailia Harzoune as Zora * Nicolas Grandhomme as Herbelin * Assaad Bouab as The imam * Malek Oudjail as Ahmed * Laurent Alexandre as the tattooed man

Release

The film was initially set for release in early 2015. However, the original distributor

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exited the project after the

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, apparently due to the sensitivity of the subject matter. The rights to the film were then acquired by Pretty Pictures. The release was delayed to 18 November 2015; however following the Paris attacks on 13 November 2015, Pretty Pictures withdrew the promotional campaign and delayed release again. The film was released on video-on-demand on

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Made in France (film) 2015 films 2010s French-language films Films directed by Nicolas Boukhrief Films scored by Robin Coudert French crime thriller films 2015 crime thriller films 2010s French films