Patrick Wachsberger and Legendary’s JV 193 will rep gross sales rights in Cannes to French-language biopic Moulin, about WWII resistance fighter Jean Moulin.
Gilles Lellouche (Inform No One) and Lars Eidinger (Clouds of Sils Maria) will star within the movie from Oscar-winning filmmaker László Nemes (Son of Saul).
Primarily based on true occasions, the movie will chart how Jean Moulin (Lellouche) parachuted into occupied France to unite the French resistance fighters underneath Charles de Gaulle’s management. Regardless of efforts to remain within the shadows, Jean Moulin is finally betrayed and tortured by the hands of the formidable Head of the Gestapo in Lyon, Klaus Barbie (Eidinger). However even when locked in a tense, lethal standoff with the vicious Barbie, Moulin doesn’t break, and his braveness and silence helps result in the liberation of France, whereas forsaking a brand new spirit of power and resistance.
The movie is produced by Alain Goldman (La Vie En Rose) and written by Olivier Demangel (Class Act). TF1 and Studio TF1 function co-producers and can distribute the movie in France.
Filmmaker Nemes stated: “It’s with an immense pleasure that I’m bringing to cinema the tragic and epic story of Jean Moulin, the nice humanist resistant of WWII. Going through unspeakable evil with the best – and unsuspected – resolve a human being can ever hope for, Jean Moulin’s story reverberates till in the present day. I’m assured that modern audiences, close to and much, will connect themselves to a person who embodies civilization in opposition to barbarism.”
Goldman commented: “The story of Moulin, whereas being a French story, is one that’s timeless and common. It emotionally explores themes in regards to the everlasting struggle humanity faces of fine vs. evil which is able to resonate with audiences world wide.”
