Moving Ahead: Camélia Jordana, Sofiane Zermani & Damien Bonnard Housed in Manèle Labidi’s “Reine mère”

Franco–Tunisian filmmaker Manèle Labidi who gave us the Venice Days selected Arab Blues (aka Un divan à Tunis) back in 2019, is setting up shop on her sophomore project with production set to begin in June in Paris. Reine mère will feature singer-actress Camélia Jordana, rapper-actor Sofiane Zermani and established veteran Damien Bonnard (who actually has a small part in Yorgos Lanthimos’ upcoming Poor Things). We had announced late last year that the comedy received some ARTE France Cinéma coin. Labidi will be re-teaming with Kazak Productions’ Jean-Christophe Reymond on the project – he of course backed the Palme d’Or winning Titane. Here’s the unofficial synopsis:

Amel and her family learn that their landlord wants to get his apartment back in a few months. As Mouna, her eldest daughter, begins to have visions of Charles Martel, and their demand for new social housing drags on, Amel has no choice but to reinvent herself…