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“Emotionally charged shooting” – “Bataclan” film at Berlinale
Noémie Merlant and Nahuel Pérez Biscayart are the main actors in “Un año, una noche”. Photo: Joerg Carstensen/dpa
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The focus is on Céline and Ramón. You survived the attack in the «Bataclan». It was also filmed in the concert club.
The Spanish director Isaki Lacuesta reported on the moving shooting of his film “Un año, una noche” about the terrorist attack on the Paris concert hall “Bataclan”.
“It was a very emotional shoot,” said Lacuesta in Berlin, where his film will be presented in competition at the Berlinale.
In the middle of the seven-week shoot, he said to his leading actors Noémie Merlant and Nahuel Pérez Biscayart that the most difficult phase was now over. “But it went on with strong emotions,” said Lacuesta.
The support of the survivors Céline and Ramón, who provided the template for the film with their report on the concert visit, helped a lot during the shooting at the original location in the “Bataclan”.
In the series of attacks on November 13, 2015, terrorists shot 130 people during a concert in the “Bataclan” and in bars and restaurants in the area. There were 350 injured. Three suicide bombers blew themselves up at the Stade de France during an international football match between France and Germany.
The film tells how differently Céline and Ramón deal with the deep scars in their lives as survivors. “You can’t share experiences,” said Lacuesta, referring to individual experiences. Regaining a sense of normality and shedding the role of victim is not easy. Lacuesta also reported on the similarities between the victims: “They don’t want to survive, they want to live!”