Soul Mates (2023 French film)

Soul Mates
Soul Mates
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	André Téchiné
Written by	André Téchiné ; Cédric Anger
Produced by	Olivier Delbosc
Starring	Benjamin Voisin ; Noémie Merlant
Cinematography	George Lechaptois
Edited by	Albertine Lastera
Music by	Mathieu Lamboley
Production; companies	Curiosa Films; Arte France Cinéma; Legato Films; HBB 26; Ad Vitam;
Distributed by	Ad Vitam
Release date	12 April 2023 (France);
Running time	100 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	$480,762

Soul Mates (French: Les Âmes sœurs) is 2023 French drama film directed by André Téchiné from a screenplay written by Téchiné and Cédric Anger. Starring Benjamin Voisin and Noémie Merlant, it is about a soldier who returns home after the war in Mali and suffers from PTSD.^[2]

Plot

A soldier of the French forces engaged in Mali is seriously burned during an explosion. Repatriated to intensive care in France, he suffers from amnesia and begins a long convalescence with his sister in their family home in the Pyrenees.

Production

Filming began in June 2021 in the Ariège department, including Orgeix, Ax-les-Thermes and Orlu. Filming also took place in the Aude department and in Paris.^[3]^[4] It was also partly shot in Pyrénées-Orientales.^[5] Filming resumed at the start of 2022 for scenes at the Bédeilhac cave in Bédeilhac-et-Aynat and at the Prehistoric Park in Tarascon-sur-Ariège.^[3]

Cast

Benjamin Voisin as David Faber
Noémie Merlant as Jeanne
Audrey Dana as Rachel
André Marcon as Marcel
Alexis Loret as Dr. Fanch-Tanguy
Sya Rachedi as Nadja
Mama Prassinos as the military wife
Jean Fornerod as Bruno Vogel
Stéphane Bak as Franck Dawaga

References

^ "Soul Mates (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^ "Film show: 'Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Amongst Thieves', the new fantasy blockbuster". France24.
^ ^a ^b "Ce film qui sort le 12 avril au cinéma a été tourné dans les montagnes de l'Ariège". actu.fr (in French). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
^ "Séduit par les paysages de l'Ariège, le réalisateur André Téchiné tourne "Les pieds sur terre"". Franceinfo (in French). 21 June 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
^ "Cinéma - "Les âmes sœurs" face aux souvenirs enfouis". L'Indépendant (in French). Retrieved 18 February 2024.

External links

Soul Mates at IMDb
Soul Mates at Unifrance

[BOM-1] "Soul Mates (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

[2] "Film show: 'Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Amongst Thieves', the new fantasy blockbuster". France24.

[Actu.fr-3] "Ce film qui sort le 12 avril au cinéma a été tourné dans les montagnes de l'Ariège". actu.fr (in French). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

[4] "Séduit par les paysages de l'Ariège, le réalisateur André Téchiné tourne "Les pieds sur terre"". Franceinfo (in French). 21 June 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

[5] "Cinéma - "Les âmes sœurs" face aux souvenirs enfouis". L'Indépendant (in French). Retrieved 18 February 2024.

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Films written and directed	The Killer (2007) The Counsel (2010) Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart (2014) Paris Pigalle (2018)
Films written	To Matthieu (2000) Two (2002) Le Petit Lieutenant (2005) In the Name of My Daughter (2014) Golden Years (2017) All That Divides Us (2017) Soul Mates (2023) Wingwomen (2023)