Crash Test Aglae

2017 1h 25m FR

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 93

Comedy

Synopsis

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Aglaé, a young factory worker, has only one focus in life: her job at a car crash test site. When she learns that the factory is going to be relocated abroad, she accepts, to everyone's surprise, to go to India in order to hold on to her job. Accompanied by two colleagues, she sets out on a perilous road trip to the other side of the world.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

India Hair
Aglaé Lanctot
Julie Depardieu
Liette
Yolande Moreau
Marcelle
Anne Charrier
Anne-Sophie, HRD
Frédérique Bel
Lola, Aglaé's mother
Tristán Ulloa
Clovis
Adil Hussain
Shankar
Hanns Zischler
Friedrich Fürstenberg, CEO

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eric Gravel
Writers: Chemsa Dahmane, Fabrice de Costil, Eric Gravel
Languages: Hindi, Kazakh, German, French, Polish, English
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 6 languages: Hindi, Kazakh, German, French, Polish, English.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Eric Gravel, shot by Gilles Piquard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by HiTnRuN. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Reynald Bertrand shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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India Hair and Julie Depardieu and Yolande Moreau carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5037626 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Eric Gravel directs. Gilles Piquard behind the camera. HiTnRuN scores. Reynald Bertrand cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in Hindi, Kazakh, German, French, Polish, English.

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Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 9 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 6 languages: Hindi, Kazakh, German, French, Polish, English.
4Directed by Eric Gravel, shot by Gilles Piquard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by HiTnRuN. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Reynald Bertrand shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7India Hair and Julie Depardieu and Yolande Moreau carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt5037626 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 93 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.