The Enraged

The Enraged
FrenchL'Enragé
Directed byEmmanuelle Bercot
Screenplay by
  • Emmanuelle Bercot
  • Armel Gourvennec
Based on
L'Enragé
by Sorj Chalandon
Produced by
Starring
Production
companies
Distributed byPathé
Countries
  • France
  • Belgium
LanguageFrench

The Enraged (French: L'Enragé) is an upcoming historical drama film written and directed by Emmanuelle Bercot from a screenplay she co-wrote with Armel Gourvennec, based on the 2023 novel of the same name by Sorj Chalandon, inspired by the true story of 56 boys who escaped a juvenile penal colony on Belle-Île-en-Mer in France in 1934. It stars Marion Cotillard, Benoit Magimel, Aaron Debarre, Robin Dancoing and Christophe Montenez. The film is a co-production between France and Belgium. Pathé will release the film theatrically in France.

Cast

Production

Development

On 14 May 2025, Variety reported that Emmanuelle Bercot would adapt Sorj Chalandon's 2023 novel L'Enragé—which is inspired by a true story that happened in 1934 when 56 boys escaped a juvenile penal colony on Belle-Île-en-Mer in France—from a screenplay she co-wrote with Armel Gourvennec, and that Sylvie Pialat would produce it. The film is produced by Pialat and Benoit Quainon for France's Les Films du Worso and Ardavan Safaee for Pathé, in association with France 2 Cinéma and Belgium's Umedia Production.

Casting

On 2 February 2026, Marion Cotillard, Benoit Magimel, Aaron Debarre, Robin Dancoing and Christophe Montenez were announced in the cast. The Enraged marks Bercot's fourth collaboration with Magimel following Standing Tall (2015), 150 Milligrams (2016) and Peaceful (2021). On 3 February 2026, Vogue France announced that Debarre will play the lead role of Jules Bonneau, nicknamed "The Ringworm", while Cotillard will play Anne Kadarn, a nurse who helps the young fugitive after his escape.

Filming

Principal photography began on 2 February 2026 and wrapped on 30 April 2026. Filming locations in Brittany included Port-Louis, Morbihan, Belle Île, Quiberon and Cap Sizun in Finistère.

Release

Pathé will release the film in France and handle international sales. Pathé launched sales for the film at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.

References

  1. 1 2 Keslassy, Elsa (14 May 2025). "Sylvie Pialat, Producer of Cannes' Opening Film 'Leave One Day,' Sets Projects With Directors Emmanuelle Bercot, Atiq Rahimi and Gustav Kervern (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  2. ↑ "France's CNC awards an advance on receipts to Emmanuelle Bercot's L'enragé". Cineuropa. 16 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 Leffler, Rebecca (6 May 2026). "Pathe launches sales on Emmanuelle Bercot's 'The Enraged' starring Marion Cotillard and Benoit Magimel". Screen International. Archived from the original on 21 August 2026. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Baronnet, Brigitte (2 February 2026). "Benoît Magimel + Marion Cotillard : datant de 91 ans, cette histoire vraie incroyable inspire le prochain film de cette grande réalisatrice". AlloCiné (in French).
  5. ↑ "Emmanuelle Bercot débute le tournage de son nouveau film avec Marion Cotillard et Benoit Magimel". Première (in French). 3 February 2026.
  6. ↑ Marquet, Zoé Schulthess (3 February 2026). "Marion Cotillard sera au cœur de L'Enragé, le nouveau film d'Emmanuelle Bercot" [Marion Cotillard will be at the heart of L’Enragé, Emmanuelle Bercot's new film]. Vogue France (in French).
  7. 1 2 "Recherche figurant.e.s dans le Morbihan et le Finistère pour le tournage d'un long métrage". Bretagne Cinéma (in French). 3 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Emmanuelle Bercot débute le tournage de son nouveau film" [Emmanuelle Bercot begins shooting her new film]. Le Film français (in French). 2 February 2026.
  9. ↑ Souvestre, Julie (2 February 2026). "Les Films du Worso / Pathé : « L'Enragé » d'Emmanuelle Bercot en tournage". Satellifacts (in French).
  10. ↑ "Le tournage du film « L'Enragé » d'Emmanuelle Bercot sur la colonie pénitentiaire de Belle-Île est annoncé pour février". Ouest-France (in French). 4 December 2025. Archived from the original on 20 December 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "L'équipe de casting du film « L'Enragé » sera à Lorient jeudi 29 janvier 2026 pour repérer des seconds rôles". Ouest-France (in French). 28 January 2026.