Lucas Bravo is bringing one of France’s most iconic criminals to life in Mélanie Laurent‘s “Freedom.”
The Amazon Prime Video feature is inspired by true story of Bruno Sulak, who infamously masterminded jewelry-store heists — sans guns — in the 1970s and early 1980s. Bravo portrays Sulak in the biopic.
Here’s more, straight from the film‘s official synopsis: “Known for his charm and finesse, Sulak masterminded daring heists without firing a single shot. But as his infamy grew, so did the relentless pursuit of George Moréas (Yvan Attal), a tenacious police commissioner with a knack for outsmarting criminals. As Moréas closes in, Sulak’s escapes from prison become legendary, fueled by a lust for freedom, and a burning desire for his lover Annie (Léa Luce Busato). Amidst the chaos of their criminal spree, Sulak and Annie become the ultimate symbols of defiance in the most exhilarating game of cat and mouse that gripped the nation.”
Rasha Vukvic, Steve Tientcheu, David Murgia, Léo Chalié, and Slimane Dazi co-star in the film. Laurent directed and co-wrote the movie with Chris Deslandes; Alain Goldman produces.
Bravo most recently led “Emily in Paris” Season 4, on which the Netflix series expanded outside of France to fully explore its current love triangle. On Monday, “Emily in Paris” was renewed by Netflix for a sixth season.
For “Freedom,” Laurent reunited with Amazon after “The Mad Women’s Ball,” which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2021. She had been set to direct a “The Nightingale” adaptation with Dakota and Elle Fanning starring as estranged siblings in World War II, but the production was delayed due to COVID.
But Laurent is not the type of director who looks back.
“Every time I’m finishing a movie, I just want to make another one, because I feel like, ‘Oh, okay, I learned that.’ I just want to make another one to just make it better and just fix everything that was not working,” she told IndieWire. “It’s like a lab for me to make movies.”
And these days, women directors have the same access to that lab as the men.
“Female directors have the chance right now. I wish for all those female directors to just take that spot, take that space, and just try to make the movie you always wanted to make,” she said. “For myself, I’m super happy to keep doing what I was doing before, except that I have more choices and I have more of a voice right now.”
“Freedom” premieres November 1 on Prime Video. Check out the trailer below.
