Pour elle (2008)

Director:

Fred Cavayé

Writers:

Fred Cavayé (scenario) &
Guillaume Lemans (scenario) ...
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Release Date:

3 December 2008 (France)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Dans un instant, leur vie va basculer... (In a second, their life will change...)

Plot:

With no legal means left to him, a high school teacher devises a daring plan to rescue his wrongfully imprisoned wife from jail.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Arrest | Police | Prison | Jail

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Vincent Lindon	...	Julien Auclert
Diane Kruger	...	Lisa Auclert
Lancelot Roch	...	Oscar
Olivier Marchal	...	Henri Pasquet
Hammou Graïa	...	Commandant Susini (as Graia Hammou)
Liliane Rovère	...	Mère Julien
Olivier Perrier	...	Père Julien
Moussa Maaskri	...	Martial
Rémi Martin	...	Capitaine Jousseaume
Thierry Godard	...	Pascal
Slimane Hadjar	...	David
Dorothée Tavernier	...	Nathalie
Alaa Safi	...	Moussa (as Alaa Oumouzoune)
Joseph Beddelem	...	Hassan
Ivan Franek	...	Dragan
Pascal Parmentier	...	Policier arrestation
Kader Boukhanef	...	Capitaine arrestation
Odile Roire	...	Maitre Thomassin
Martine Vandeville	...	Infirmière hôpital
Gilles Kneuse	...	Médecin hôpital (as Gilles Kneusé)
Nathalie Bécue	...	Gardienne pariair (as Nathalie Becue)
Frédéric Maranber	...	Docteur gardes
Marie-France Santon	...	Infirmière prison
Pierre Benoist	...	Policier voiture Lisa
Patrick Doud	...	Monsieur Bathany
Diane Stolojan	...	Madame Meyral
Mika Ela Fisher	...	Femme tatouage (as Mika'ela Fisher)
Flore Vannier-Moreau	...	Baby-sitter
Smadi Wolfman	...	Femme parc
Olivier Francart	...	Auto-stoppeur #1
Marie Lombard	...	Auto-stoppeur #2
Nasser Elabouti	...	Policier heige
Albert Jeunehomme	...	Douaier aéroport #1 (as Jeunehomme Albert)
Andreas Christou	...	Douaier aéroport #2
Corentin Daumas	...	L'élève Corentin
Marc Robert	...	Capitaine Rouxel
Vincent Dubois	...	Capitaine Caillart
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stephane Lagoutte	...	French policeman (uncredited)

Directed by
Fred Cavayé

Writing credits
Fred Cavayé		(scenario) &
Guillaume Lemans		(scenario)
Guillaume Lemans		(original idea)

Produced by
Christine De Jekel	....	executive producer
Olivier Delbosc	....	producer
Eric Jehelmann	....	producer
Marc Missonnier	....	producer
Fernando Victoria de Lecea	....	line producer

Original Music by
Klaus Badelt

Cinematography by
Alain Duplantier

Film Editing by
Benjamin Weill

Casting by
Gigi Akoka

Production Design by
Philippe Chiffre

Set Decoration by
Ariane Audouard

Costume Design by
Fabienne Katany

Makeup Department
Fabienne Robineau	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Samuel Amar	....	production manager
Marie-Eve Graviou-Dural	....	unit production manager
Roger Schins	....	unit manager
William Trillaud	....	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Timothy Joannin	....	third assistant director
Eric Pujol	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Thomas Akoka	....	painter
Khadija Ben Mustapha	....	assistant art director
Khadija Ben Mustapha	....	assistant set decorator
Anne Bourleyre	....	assistant art director
Frédéric Cambon	....	assistant art director
Nicolas Decaux	....	supervising rigger
Imanol Echeverría	....	property master
Félix Roue	....	swing gang
Tara Roy	....	property master

Sound Department
Pierre André	....	dialogue editor
Pierre André	....	sound mixer
Laure Arto	....	assistant re-recording mixer
Mélanie Blouin	....	foley editor
Nicolas Dambroise	....	sound editor
Marc Doisne	....	adr engineer
Marc Doisne	....	foley engineer
Marc Doisne	....	sound re-recording mixer
Franck Duval	....	boom operator
Alain Féat	....	supervising sound editor
Lucas Héberlé	....	sound trainee
Keven Rigo	....	sound assistant
Maxime Saleix	....	sound mix technician

Special Effects by
Olivier Marais	....	special effects
Julien Poncet de la Grave	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Alain Bignet	....	digital compositor
Alain Carsoux	....	visual effects supervisor
Brice Colinet	....	visual effects coordinator
Natalène Darfeuille	....	visual effects production assistant
Séverine De Wever	....	visual effects coordinator
Pierre Gosset	....	digital compositor
Guillaume Le Gouez	....	visual effects supervisor
Vincent Maulandi	....	assistant visual effects coordinator
Fredrik Monteil	....	digital compositor
Frank Petit	....	digital compositor
Joel Pinto	....	visual effects supervisor
Florian Senand	....	digital compositor
Jeremy Séguin	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Serge Beuchat	....	stunts
Gilles Conseil	....	stunts
Cyrille Dufaut	....	stunts
David Forax	....	stunts
Philippe Guégan	....	stunt coordinator
Pascal Lavanchy	....	stunts
Christophe Marsaud	....	stunt coordinator
Alice Naigeon	....	stunts
Loïc Saintilan	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Jean-Marc Dupuy	....	grip
Arnaud Dutarte	....	best boy: electrician
Stéphane Germain	....	additional grip
Stéphane Ging	....	grip
Marine Goujet	....	assistant camera
William Hulin	....	assistant camera
Mohamed Khaznadji	....	key grip
Jean-Marie Leroy	....	still photographer
Virginie Pichot	....	camera operator
Antoine Sanier	....	first assistant camera
Gilles Vacar	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Ophélie Gelber	....	casting assistant
Pascale Paddy	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandrine Douat	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Jerome Brechet	....	editor: pan & scan
Fabien Napoli	....	colorist: dailies
Flora Volpelière	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Jean-Pierre Arquie	....	music supervisor
Malona P. Badelt	....	music production manager (as Malona P. Voigt)
Benjamin Caillaud	....	music editor
Christopher Carmichael	....	music arranger
Jake Jackson	....	music recording mixer
Lewis Jones	....	pro tools recordist
Robyn Klein	....	executive in charge of music
Marie Sabbah	....	music supervisor
Mark Anthony Yaeger	....	score technical assistant

Other crew
Laurence Couturier	....	script supervisor
Maud Dubois	....	post production assistant
Nicholas Frank	....	legal affairs assistant
Ophélie Gelber	....	acting coach: children
Valérie Genty	....	production administrator
François Pujol	....	location scout
Sophie Saleyron	....	press attache
Pascal Vallart	....	production accountant
Jean-Pierre Vincent	....	press attache

Production Companies

• Fidélité Films (presents)
• Wild Bunch (in association with)
• TF1 Films Production (in co-production with)
• Jerico (in co-production with)
• TPS Star (with the participation of)

Distributors

• Benelux Film Distributors (2008) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Broadmedia Studios (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
• E1 Films Canada (2009) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Les Films Séville (2009) (Canada) (theatrical) (French speaking region)
• Mars Distribution (2008) (France) (theatrical)
• CatchPlay (2010) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Cinema Mondo (2009) (Finland) (all media)
• Koch Media (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Les Films Séville (200?) (Canada) (DVD)
• Metrodome Distribution (2009) (UK) (all media)
• Rialto Distribution (2010) (Australia) (all media)
• Rialto Distribution (2010) (New Zealand) (all media)
• Vendetta Films (2010) (New Zealand) (all media)

Special Effects

• Duboi

Other Companies

• Abbey Road Studios  music recorded at
• Elle Driver  international sales agency
• Film Music Services  composer's agency
• Film Music Services  music supervision
• Wild Bunch  sales

Also Known As:

"Anything for Her" - International (English title)
"Allt för henne" - Sweden
"Alt for hende" - Denmark
"Alt for henne" - Norway (imdb display title)
"Anything for Her" - Italy (imdb display title)
"Ask Ugruna" - Turkey (Turkish title)
"Ask ugruna" - Turkey (Turkish title)
"Dla niej wszystko" - Poland (poster title)
"Kaiken se kestää" - Finland
"Nevinná" - Czech Republic (imdb display title)
"Ohne Schuld" - Germany (imdb display title)
"Ola gia ekeini" - Greece (DVD title)
"Por Ella" - Mexico
"Pour Elle (For Her)" - Canada (French title) (DVD box title)
"Pour elle" - Cameroon (French title) (imdb display title)

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

France | Spain

Language:

French | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby SR (Digital)

Certification:

Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | France:U (certificate #118775) | Sweden:15 | Ireland:15A | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | New Zealand:R16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Japan:G | Australia:MA | UK:15 (DVD) | Germany:16 | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Almonte, Huelva, Andalucía, Spain

Company:

Fidélité Films

Trivia:

150 children auditioned for the role of Oscar. Fred Cavayé originally wanted a five-year old but found that it would be unmanageable with the two hours of daily legally allocated work time, and thus set his eyes on a younger-looking, shy six-year old. Newcomer Lancelot Roch was eventually chosen for his resemblance with Diane Kruger.

Movie Connections:

Remade as The Next Three Days (2010)

The French Original

TOUT POUR ELLE (Anything for Her) was the original story and film from which THE NEXT THREE DAYS was adapted. In many ways this film is at least as strong as the Paul Haggis version with Russell Crowe. Here the credits are due to the imagination of writers Fred Cavayé and Guillaume Lemans and directed by Fred Cavayé. It is a very fine character driven thriller that while it may appear incredible to most, it is nonetheless an involving story of a man's love and commitment to his wife.

Julien (an impressive Vincent Lindon) is a schoolteacher who has a happy home life with his beautiful wife Lisa (Diane Kruger) and son Oscar (Lancelot Roch). During a quiet evening at home they are disturbed by policemen who arrest Lisa for a murder she claims she did not commit. Jump three years and Julien has been working with lawyers, spending their paltry savings, on getting appeals to get Lisa released from jail. He gets moral support from his parents (Liliane Rovère and Olivier Perrier) but sees his family falling apart. After three years have passed and when all legal portals fail, Lisa attempts suicide and Julien decides the only way to get Lisa out of prison is to aid in her escape. He visits writer Henri Pasquet (Olivier Marchal) who has escaped from prison several times and outlines the dangers AND the only secure methods for affecting a prison escape. John slowly and methodically prepares for the escape, gaining money by contacting drug lord Mouss (Alaa Safi), commits some crimes of his own as he masterminds his plan to successfully extract Lisa from prison. There are many twists and turns to the story, well written subplots and unexpected coincidences, all populated with a very strong cast of capable actors. It is a tense little French film that may not have the better known cast of its later American successor, but it works on a very different level and is a solid psychological thriller.

Grady Harp