To eliminate the “undesirables”, the Russian secret service, the FSB, whose methods are nothing less than enviable that of its predecessor, the KGB, is putting together compromised fake files, compromats, from scratch. Feeding on false accusations and fabricated statements, they send you straight to prison. Mathieu Roussel, director of the Alliance française d’Irkoutz in Siberia, without knowing why, finds himself the victim of such a conspiracy. How can he imagine finding himself in the middle of a waking nightmare because he shocked an oligarch by programming a ballet in which two dancers “couple”? Accused of child pornography, already weakened by the wreckage of her marriage, the expatriate is jailed without explanation. At the end of the night, a journey begins. Given the reluctance of the French Embassy, which fears a diplomatic crisis, Mathieu is placed under house arrest by a premeditated judgment and finds himself forced to fend for himself. His only chance of survival: to fly. “ The film is very loosely based on a true story that happened to a Frenchman in Russia, but it’s a classic in the compromat country that gave the film its name. Only in general, only Russians are interested “says director Jérôme Salle.
HERO DESPITE ITSELF
That’s why the story was largely inspired by Yoann Barbereau’s and his incredible escape from Russia in 2017, restored in a book. in Siberian prisons (to stock up). If the director of the Largo Winch saga does not mention his identity, it is because of “artistic disagreement”. In any case, we easily identify with poor Mathieu, a hero in spite of himself, served with unfailing conviction by Gilles Lellouche. We share her bewilderment at the unthinkable (incest charges related to her daughter taken from her husband by the FSB), the horror she experienced when she was imprisoned among the criminals, and the anger of being on the run across the country. . Like the pressure we felt until the end. Incredibly true, Lellouche had read an article about the case (“I thought it was crazy”) two weeks before he got the script.
A quidam in distress, this is not a first for him: “ I love it because I feel like the essence of cinema. Fans of the heart-pounding The Fugitive starring Harrison Ford give full marks. ” Despite the great injustices done to him, I was very impressed with his courage, grudge and desire to live. ” adds the actor. Backstage, filming in Lithuania was no picnic. Quarantined due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the crew followed a strict protocol: “ a moment of solitude “He remembers Lellouche, whose collective sense we know. With humor, a little bit philosophically, ” the twilight ambiance must have helped feed [son] character “. And like Mathieu, the desire to return to France!
Kompromat will be on Canal+ on Friday, March 10 at 21:10
JULIAN BARCILON
Source: Programme Television
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