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'Father & soldier' trivia and fun facts
If you don't talk french, you will speak fula
The main characters do not speak French, so it was decided that they should speak Fula
Between France and Senegal
The film was shot from August to October 2021 in France before being completed in Senegal.
Is not the first time
Omar Sy previously worked with Mathieu Vadepied on 'Untoucheble'
Sic years
The movie took six years to write.
Illegal immigrants
The film had extras from Mali and Ivory Coast who turned out to be illegal immigrants, they were deported despite being perfectly integrated into French society.
Of Senegalese blood
Omar Sy's father is Senegalese and his mother Mauritanian
Premiere in Cannes
'Father & Soldier' ??premiered on May 18, 2022 at the Cannes Film Festival
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