Synopsis

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Mathieu, a young and talented black box analyst, is determined to solve the reason behind the deadly crash of a brand new aircraft. Yet, when the case is closed by authorities, Mathieu cannot help but sense there is something wrong with the evidence. As he listens to the tracks again, he starts detecting some seriously disturbing details. Is it possible the audio was tampered with ? Defying his superior’s directives, Mathieu begins his own rogue investigation – an obsessional and dangerous quest for truth that will quickly threaten far more than his career...

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Technical Specifications

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Genre: Thriller

Directed by: Yann Gozlan

Written by: Yann Gozlan, Simon Moutaïrou, and Nicolas Bouvet-Levrard, with the collaboration of Jérémie Guez

Starring: Pierre Niney, Lou de Laâge, and André Dussolier

Producers: Thibault Gast and Matthias Weber (24 25 Films)

Wassim Béji (WY Productions)

Co-producers: StudioCanal, France 2 Cinéma, La Compagnie Cinématographique, and Panache Productions

With the participation of: France Télévisions, Canal +, and OCS

In association with: Indéfilms 8, Cofinova 16, Cinémage 14, and SG Image 18

Distribution: StudioCanal

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Release Date: September 8, 2021

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Awards

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Reims Polar 2021: Audience Award

Angoulême Francophone Film Festival 2021: Audience Award

Capucines French Cinema Festival: Best Sound, Best Actor for Pierre Niney, Best Film (Feature)

 

Selections

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César 2022 (Best Actor for Pierre Niney, Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Sound, Best Original Music)

French Film Festival UK (Panorama)

Varilux Festival of French Cinema in Brazil

Francophone Film Festival of Greece

French Film Festival of Richmond

Singapore French Film Festival

Red Carpet, French Film Festival

International Francophone Film Festival of Tübingen | Stuttgart

CINEMANIA Francophone Film Festival

American French Film Festival

Tour de Cine Francés

Festa do Cinema Francês

Helvétie French Film Festival

The Alliance Française French Film Festival (Australia)

Rendez-vous d'Unifrance à Paris

 

Press Reviews

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"Drawing on a well-documented and elaborate screenplay, Yann Gozlan unfolds an ever-gripping plot, with multiple, skillfully exploited twists."

Télérama - 08/09/2021

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"With 'Black Box,' Yann Gozlan achieves total success as he blends the codes of a certain genre of cinema, often American, particularly the aeronautical thriller, with elegance, strength, and personality. From its impressive introductory tracking shot to its nightmarish final revelation, there is no shortage of flashes of visual inspiration and adrenaline peaks that cement this spectacle as gripping as it is intelligently alarming. In a word: hats off."

Écran Total - 01/09/2021

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"This breathtaking suspense, awarded the Audience Prize at Reims Polar and Angoulême, offers a golden role to the actor who reunites with the director of 'A Perfect Man'."

20 Minutes - 08/09/2021

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"I was glued to my seat for two hours! That was my state - and not just in spirit! - watching 'Black Box,' the new film by Yann Gozlan ('A Perfect Man,' 'Burn Out'), in theaters this Wednesday, after it won the Audience Valois at the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival 2021. And for good reason: this suspense thriller proves to be immersive, thrilling, and above all, fascinating."

Télé Loisirs - 08/09/2021