Antoine Chevrollier, creator of Disney +’s “Oussekine”, tells the “dark side” of French national history books and seeks inspiration from Netflix’s “When They See Us”

The French historical drama of Disney + Osekin Presenting “the dark side of our national history books,” said its creator, who was seeking inspiration for Ava Duverney in the US from a Netflix hit. When they see us

Antoine Chevrolet, in four parts, one of the first Disney + original French films illuminated in green, tells the story of Malik Usekin’s tragic death, his family’s response and the ripple effect on French society. In 1986, a young Franco-Algerian student was chased by police and beaten to death during a protest against immigration restrictions, which was overturned a few days after the protest escalated following Ousekin’s death.

The May 11 release of the adult hanging vertical star reflects the spectacle The messiahSayed El Alam as Malik e Heredity Hiam Abbas as his mother, Aicha Ousekin, is the first to show it to him Office Directed by Chevrolet, he oversaw a team of three French writers.

I was looking for inspiration from a pioneering American director, Doverney. when they see us, The Emmy-winning series that tells the tragic story of the Central Park Five row The way HBO’s groundbreaking show played different neighborhoods.

“Nobody explained who Malik was and these immigrant stories aren’t being told enough,” Chevrolet told Deadline the day before launch. “This is a dark part of our national history book, so it was important for me to show, explain and speak to this community.”

Chevrollier first heard this story in his youth, nearly 30 years ago, after hearing a song by the French rap band Assassin about how the French state killed Malik Usekin eight years ago.

He wanted to say it universally and contacted the production company Itinéraire Productions and Disney, who were delighted to admire his work, which was directed by a fantastic political thriller. Office and Channel + Baron Noir.

Chevrolet worked with its three writers’ chambers to tell a larger story than French history.

One episode tells the story of the 1961 Paris massacre during the Algerian War, and the other tells the story of the fear created by the National Front protests in the 1980s.

“When we look at this story, we find something much broader than expected,” he added. “This is not just the murder of Malik Usekin by the French police, but a story about the different trajectories of his family at some point in French history.”

For the Chevrollier, a sensitive and impartial depiction of the incident was key, and he spent every Sunday afternoon for four months with the two Osekin brothers, slowly gaining their trust when they opened.

“The heart and soul of the show was dedicated to family and intimacy, so I couldn’t do this show without them,” he said. “I needed this moral seal.”

At the same time, Chevrolet instilled in its editorial team the need for subjective coverage of events and made sure to spend time with the districts involved to avoid “telling the story through the eyes of idealists,” so it didn’t happen. . Looks like someone is “protecting”.

He praised Disney + for quickly becoming the home of adult distorted content through Star.

Osekin It was one of four French originals on Streamer’s European debut list in February 2021, alongside sci-fi Quoc Dang Tran. parallel, Fileano’s Baptist Comedy weekend family and stella doc Soprano: Sing or die.

Speaking exclusively to Deadline in March, Dang Tran, who recently signed a major deal with Universal International Studios, said the streaming revolution has allowed European creatives to write genres that previously protected English-speaking writers.