Heavy Duty (film)

Heavy Duty
FrenchConvoi exceptionnel
Directed byBertrand Blier
Written byBertrand Blier
Produced byOlivier Delbosc
StarringGérard Depardieu
Christian Clavier
Edited byMarion Monestier
Music byGrégoire Hetzel
Distributed byOrange Studio
Release date
  • 13 March 2019 (2019-03-13)
CountriesFrance
Belgium
LanguageFrench
Box office$785,000 [1]

Heavy Duty (French: Convoi exceptionnel) is a French film directed by Bertrand Blier, starring Gérard Depardieu and Christian Clavier. It premiered on 13 March 2019.[2]

Plot

Two men, one dressed in an overcoat and one dressed in rags, possess a script detailing their lives and deaths.[3]

Cast

Production

The film is produced by Curiosa Films, Ouille Productions and Versus Production, with co-production support from Orange Studio. It reunites Christian Clavier and Gérard Depardieu who previously starred as Asterix and Obelix in two films.[3] It also reunites Blier and Depardieu, who had collaborated on films such as Going Places, Get Out Your Handkerchiefs, Buffet froid and Merci la vie.[4]

Filming began on 16 February 2018 and wrapped up on late March.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Heavy Duty". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Les 20 films les plus attendus en 2019". Le Point (in French). 3 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Engelen, Aurore (2018-03-05). "Shooting kicks off in Brussels on Bertrand Blier's new film, Convoi exceptionnel". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  4. ^ AFP (2018-02-22). "Bertrand Blier tourne un nouveau film avec Depardieu". L'Express (in French). Retrieved 2018-03-10.


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