''Wild Life'' (french: Vie sauvage) is a 2014 French-Belgian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Cédric Kahn Cédric Kahn (; born 17 June 1966) is a French screenwriter, film director and actor. His films include ''L'Ennui'' (1998), based on the Alberto Moravia novel ''Boredom'', and '' Red Lights'' (2004), based on the Georges Simenon novel. His film ''R ...

and adapted from the 2010 book ''Hors système, onze ans sous l'étoile de la liberté'' by Xavier Fortin, Okwari Fortin, Shahi'Yena Fortin and Laurence Vidal. The film won the Special Jury Prize at the 62nd

San Sebastián International Film Festival The San Sebastián International Film Festival ( SSIFF; es, Festival Internacional de San Sebastián, eu, Donostia Zinemaldia) is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spanish city of Donostia-San Sebastián in September, in th ...

. In January 2015, the film received three nominations at the

20th Lumières Awards The 20th Lumières Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Lumières, was held on 2 February 2015, at the Espace Pierre Cardin in Paris. Nominations were announced on 12 January 2015. ''Saint Laurent (film), Saint Laurent'' garnered the mo ...

Cast

Mathieu Kassovitz Mathieu Kassovitz (; born 3 August 1967) is a French actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter. He is the founder of MNP Entreprise, a film production company. He has won three César Awards: Most Promising Actor for '' See How They ...

as Paco (Philippe Fournier) *

Céline Sallette Céline Sallette (born 25 April 1980) is a French actress. Career In 2012, she was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress for her performance in ''House of Tolerance''. In 2016, she was a member of the jury for the Un Certain ...

as Nora (Carole Garcia) * David Gastou as Tsali Fournier (9-year-old) * Sofiane Neveu as Okyesa Fournier (8-year-old) * Romain Depret as Tsali Fournier (teenager) * Jules Ritmanic as Okyesa Fournier (teenager) *

Jenna Thiam Jenna Thiam (born 19 December 1990) is a Belgian actress. She is known for the French series '' The Returned''. Early life Thiam was born in Brussels. She wanted to be an actress from the age of four. She took a course in acting in New York at ...

as Céline * Tara-Jay Bangalter as Thomas (11-year-old) * Amandine Dugas as Clara * Michaël Dichter as Gaspard *

Brigitte Sy Brigitte Sy (born 26 January 1956) is a French actress and filmmaker. Her directorial film debut, '' Les Mains libres'', was released in 2010 to critical acclaim in France. Life and career She is the mother of the actors Louis Garrel and Esther ...

as Geneviève * Julien Thiou as Clovis * Judith Simon as Dom *

Ali Marhyar Ali Marhyar is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He is known for his roles in films such as '' 18 Years Old and Rising'' (2011), ''Zero Dark Thirty'' (2012), and '' As Above, So Below'' (2014). On television, he co-created, wrote a ...

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* 2014 films 2014 drama films 2010s French-language films French drama films Films directed by Cédric Kahn Drama films based on actual events Films based on biographies Belgian drama films French-language Belgian films 2010s French films Le Pacte films {{2010s-drama-film-stub