“This take was just one great suffering », asserts to Mediapart Lou*, a technician. Like fifteen technicians, he testified in an inquiry published in the investigative newspaper on Sunday 3 September.
Tells about the difficult filming of the Netflix series So far, so goodlasted 70 days from January to October 2022. Nawell Madani wrote and produced this fiction. The technicians describe a climate of “ Fear “, From ” fatigue ” OR ” of abuse », made by the director and comedian.
A referral sent by Netflix, with no consequences
The atmosphere on the set was such that both the general manager and the production manager were there left before its endwhich is rare. So the technicians, who testify anonymously fear of retaliation, describe sending notices to the Netflix hotline several times. The platform sent a referrer, but this would have been useless.
And if the two main actresses of the series, Kahina Carina AND Carima Amarouchecontacted by our colleague from Mediapartboth evoke the conditions of the shoot” normal » and a director “Respectful and professional », the young actress Paula Locatelli hinted during the promotion of the series an atmosphere that was not always serene.
“Sometimes it was rough, sometimes there was a little bit of yelling, she calmed down, then there was big yelling, it burned her eardrum, and then after that she said ‘sorry, sorry’.”
Paula Locatelli.
Other team members denounce the working conditions dangerous. Like the sound engineer in the trunk of a car driven by an actress without a license. Or premature, exhausting changes of scenery, carried out under pressure from Madani.
Nawell Madani under pressure
Some crew members attribute the atmosphere of the shoot to the excessively heavy responsibilities assumed by Nawell Madani, creator, actress, screenwriter, producer and director of the series.
” Netflix left all the powers to Nawell, who was tired but also inexperienced to fill all these positions. They put her there because she’s famous, because she has millions of subscribers, but she didn’t have the back, and we paid the price », report a cameraman a Mediapart.
*Name has been changed.
Source: Madmoizelle
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