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Year of Production 2022

New Toy, The

English title: New Toy, The
Original title: Nouveau Jouet, Le
German title: New Toy, The *
France, 2022

Director: Huth, James
Production company: Eskwad
Co-producers: M6 Films
Age recommendation: 8 years and up
Length: 112 min.
Film genre: Feature film

Synopsis:
Samy lives happily outside the system, in the housing projects, alongside his childhood friends and his wife Jihane, who is expecting their first child. To provide for the needs of his future family – very reluctantly – he takes a job as a night watchman in a luxury goods store. Philippe Etienne is the wealthiest man in France. Cold, unfeeling, since his wife died a year ago, he has devoted himself entirely to his business. Alexandre – his only son, and heir to the entire Etienne fortune – keeps his father at arms’ length, seeking refuge in the lonely world of the spoiled child. For his birthday, Philippe opens the toy department of the store where Samy works and tells Alexandre he can take whatever he wants. Alexandre chooses Samy!

Festivals:
FIFEM Montreal CFF 2023

World sales address/es:
Wild Bunch (FR)

Sold to:
Pathé (CH)
Sony (FR)
Rosebud (GR)
Kino Swiat (PL)
MegaCom Film (RS)
CinéArt (BE)
Film Europe (CZ)