Fahim (film)

Fahim is a 2019 French biographical comedy drama film directed by Pierre-François Martin-Laval. It is based on the autobiographical book by Fahim Mohammad, Xavier Parmentier and Sophie Le Callennec.^[1][2] The film stars Assad Ahmed, Gérard Depardieu, Mizanur Rahaman and Isabelle Nanty.

Fahim
Directed by	Pierre-François Martin-Laval
Written by	Pierre-François Martin-Laval Thibault Vanhulle Philippe Elno
Based on	Un roi clandestin by Fahim Mohammad Xavier Parmentier Sophie Le Callennec
Produced by	Patrick Godeau
Starring	Assad Ahmed Gérard Depardieu Mizanur Rahaman Isabelle Nanty
Cinematography	Régis Blondeau
Edited by	Reynald Bertrand
Music by	Pascal Lengagne
Production companies	Waiting For Cinema Wild Bunch Alicéléo France 3 Cinéma CN8 Productions Delta Cinéma Fruit d'Hommes Productions
Distributed by	Wild Bunch Distribution
Release dates	23 August 2019 (2019-08-23) (Angoulême) 16 October 2019 (2019-10-16) (France)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	France
Languages	French Bengali

Cast

• Assad Ahmed as Fahim Mohammad
• Gérard Depardieu as Sylvain Charpentier
• Mizanur Rahaman as Nura
• Isabelle Nanty as Mathilde
• Sarah Touffic Othman-Schmitt as Luna
• Victor Herroux as Louis
• Tiago Toubi as Max
• Alexandre Naud as Alex
• Pierre Gommé as Eliot
• Axel Keravec as Dufard
• Didier Flamand as Fressin
• Pierre-François Martin-Laval as Peroni
• Sabrina Uddin as Mahamuda

Release

It had its premiere at the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival on August 23, 2019. It was released in France by Wild Bunch Distribution on October 16, 2019.

References

1. Hoque, Johny (June 13, 2019). "French film on Bangladeshi chess champion to be released in October". Dhaka Tribune.
2. Balle, Catherine (October 15, 2019). ""Fahim" : un biopic qui met échec et mat". Le Parisien. Archived from the original on June 12, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

External links

• Fahim on Twitter
• Fahim at IMDb