Cast & Crew

Directed by

Laurent Tirard

Writing Credits

Laurent Tirard
(scenario) and
Grégoire Vigneron
(scenario)
Jaco Van Dormael
(collaboration)
René Goscinny
(based on the work by) and
Jean-Jacques Sempé
(based on the work by)

Cast

Valérie Lemercier
La mère de Nicolas
Kad Merad
Le père de Nicolas
Dominique Lavanant
Mémé
Bouli Lanners
M. Bernique
François-Xavier Demaison
Le Bouillon
Luca Zingaretti
Le producteur
Judith Henry
Mme Bernique
Bruno Lochet
M. Leguano
Fabienne Galula
Mme Leguano
Mathéo Boisselier
Le petit Nicolas
Erja Malatier
Isabelle
Chann Aglat
Marie-Edwige
Simon Bouvier
Blaise
Hugo Sepulveda
Fructueux
Rémi Lardy
Crépin
Marius Audibert
Djodjo
Clément Burguin
Côme
Francis Perrin
Le directeur
Daniel Prévost
M. Moucheboume
Lionel Abelanski
L'architecte des bacs à sable
Christian Hecq
Le colonel
Anne-Lise Kedvès
La femme du colonel
Julie Engelbrecht
La jeune Allemande
Niccolò Senni
L'assistant du producteur
Jean-Michel Lahmi
Le patron de la buvette
Sandra Dorset
La mère de Djodjo
Barbara Bolotner
La serveuse de la buvette
Joël Lefrançois
Alphonse le braconnier
Guillaume Clémencin
Le coiffeur
Natalie Beder
La maquilleuse
Stéphanie Papanian
La costumière
Myriam Tekaïa
La starlette
Christophe Meynet
Barman Mocambo
Alexandre Picot
Videur Mocambo
Guillaume Rumiel Braun
Le journaliste
Flavien Dareau
Le serveur
Christian Valsamidis
Le curé
Jean-Claude Billaud
Officier gendarme
Audrey Quoturi
Maman à la sortie d'école

Produced by

Laurence Clerc
executive officer
Christine De Jekel
executive producer
Olivier Delbosc
producer
Fabrice Delville
financier
Genevieve Lemal
associate producer
Marc Missonnier
producer
Alain-Gilles Viellevoye
financier

Music by

Eric Neveux

Cinematography by

Denis Rouden

Editing by

Valérie Deseine

Casting By

Agathe Hassenforder

Production Design by

Françoise Dupertuis

Art Direction by

Etienne Rohde
supervising art director
Bruno Via

Costume Design by

Pierre-Jean Larroque

Makeup Department

Sylvie Aid
additional key makeup artist
Florence Arira
additional makeup artist
Sabrina Bernard
makeup artist
Véronique Boumaza
makeup artist
Christine Cardaropoli
hair stylist
Christophe Chabenet
sculptor
Valérie Chapelle
makeup artist
Jeanne Dehée
makeup artist
Sophie Farsat
assistant hair stylist
Mathilde Humeau
crowd makeup artist supervisor
Nathalie Kovalski
key makeup artist
Elise Ollivier Wong
additional hair stylist
Melanie Queyrel Carreno
additional makeup artist
Morgane Salou
hair stylist
Linda Schwach
hair stylist

Production Management

Pierre Accolas
assistant unit manager
Susana Antunes
post-production supervisor
Christophe Arnould
assistant unit manager
Aude Boedec
production secretary
Nourddine Boukhris
unit manager
Jean-Baptiste Fauchard
assistant unit manager
Sina Frifra
production manager
Sylvestre Guarino
production manager
Nicolas Honorez
assistant production manager
Clotilde Jacquot
set manager (as Jacquot Clotilde)
Sarah Leres
unit manager
Elise Lobry
extra assistant unit manager
Marilyne Maia
production manager: Scope Pictures
Jean-Patrick Nourricier
assistant location manager
Loraine Roche-Tanguy
assistant production manager
Nina Rodriguez
production manager
Nina Rodriguez
assistant production manager
Adrien Scolan
assistant unit manager
Nora Thomas
assistant production manager: Scope Pictures

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Aurélien Chevalarias
third assistant director
Alan Corno
first assistant director
Marine Guérard
additional third assistant director
Anna Pazen
second assistant director
Amour Rawyler
child coach
Felipe Salazar
additional third assistant director
Alexandre Tisseyre
second assistant director

Art Department

Nicolas Brisset
assistant art director
Antoine Chazaud
ripper
Carine Demongueres
set designer
Hélène Esselinck
trainee assistant decorator
Léo Faure
assistant property master
Jean Miel
props maker
Thibaut Peschard
swing gang
Christophe Pommie
upholsterer
Romain Scavazza
assistant art director

Sound Department

Marco Dary
sound supervisor: Italy
Jean De Sagey
a.d.r. recordist
Eric Devulder
sound
François Fayard
supervising sound editor
Julien Gonnord
boom operator
Cyril Holtz
re-recording mixer
Damien Lazzerini
re-recording mixer
Arthur Le Roux
boom operator
Marc Mnémosyne
mixing technician
Alexis Oscari
foley recordist
Yiannis Pazios
re-recording mixer
Agnes Ravez
dialogue editor
Julie Roué
assistant sound editor
Hanno Ruesch
dubbing mixer
Maxime Saleix
sound mix technician
Clément Trahard
sound assistant
Philippe van Leer
foley artist

Special Effects by

Noel Chainbaux
special effects technician
Nicolas Maes
special effects technician
Olivier Marais
special effects
Julien Poncet de la Grave
special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by

Jean-Louis Autret
compositing supervisor
Marie Barallon
digital compositor
Jean-Bastien Bellot
digital compositor
Charlotte Bosquet
visual effects coordinator
Bastien Brenot
visual effects artist
Laurent Brett
title designer
Judith Bruneau
production manager
Rodolphe Chabrier
visual effects supervisor
Julien Champroux
vfx editor
Matthieu Chatelier
visual effects supervisor
Yoann Copinet
vfx editor
Sebastien Corne
senior visual effects artist
Denis Croene
visual effects artist
Mathilde Germi
digital compositor
Virginie Giroux
digital compositor
Giorgia Graziadio
digital compositor
Stephan Guerin
visual effects artist
Casanova Jocelyn
visual effects artist
Nicolas Kermel
digital compositor
Jeanne Loyer
visual effects artist
Jeremy Tosseghini
motion designer

Stunts

Alexandre Cauderlier
stunt double: Kad Merad / stunt performer / water safety
Patrick Cauderlier
stunt coordinator
Gilles Conseil
stunt supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department

Manu Alberts
camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator
Didier Bourel
electrician
Charles Cornier
second assistant camera
Bruno Durand
key grip
Sylvain Fradier
first assistant camera
Guillaume Genini
focus puller: second unit
Hugo Giallolacci
grip
Arnaud Hémery
data manager
Olivier Joudiau
grip
Laurent Lemonnier
lighting technician
Jean-Marie Leroy
still photographer
Loïc Limosin
additional electrician
Olivier Mandrin
gaffer
Denis Paillieux
electrician
Claire Pierrard
second assistant camera
Laura Pieters
second assistant camera
Marie-Laure Prost
first assistant camera
Bertrand Prévot
electrician
Mathieu Reymond
drone
Didier Schokkaert
first assistant camera
Florent Tite
assistant camera
Loic Evenou
c camera (uncredited)

Casting Department

Liv Charpentier
casting
Pascale Paddy
casting: small bits and extras - Vendée, Charentes Maritimes, Paris
Peggy Pasquerault
casting assistant
Pierre Samolany
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Valérie Artiges-Corno
costumer
Claire Chanat
costume supervisor
Jules Gassot
costume assistant
Pierre-Adrien Gassot
assistant costume designer
Anaïs Grandjean
seamstress

Editorial Department

Frédéric Barbe
assistant editor
Julien Champroux
additional editor
Reginald Gallienne
dailies color grader
Matthieu Monteux
video mastering
Fabien Pascal
colorist

Location Management

Max Belmessieri
location scout
Valentine De Garidel
assistant location manager
Alexandre Tisseyre
location scout

Music Department

David Arch
piano
Jean-Pierre Arquié
composer agent (as Jean-Pierre Arquie) / score supervisor (as Jean-Pierre Arquie)
Loris Bernot
music co-mixer
Mark Berrow
musician: violin
Thomas Bourasseau
music assistant
Hubert Cornet
music supervisor
Jean-Pierre Ensuque
additional guitar / programmer
Jeff Genie
music supervisor
Jo Goldsmith-Eteson
musician: vocalist (as Joanna Goldsmith)
Isobel Griffiths
orchestral contractor
Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
singer (as Joanna Forbes)
James McWilliam
orchestrator
Lewis Morison
music editor : temp score / score editor
Ben Parry
choir director
James Shearman
conductor
Nick Wollage
score recordist
Warren Zielinski
musician: violin
Rachel Bolt
musician: viola (uncredited)
Steve Mair
musician: double bass (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Estelle Bonnet-Gérard
assistant script supervisor (as Estelle Gérard) / second unit script supervisor (as Estelle Gérard)
Isabelle Thévenet
script supervisor

Additional Crew

Thierry Chapat
production accountant
Corinne Devaux
choreographer
Pauline Ducoulombier
coordination supervisor: children
Melanie Grywnow
2nd assistant production accountant
Guillaume Lirondiere
director of legal and business affairs
Jean-Baptiste Morguet
legal manager
Clémentine Mourão-Ferreira
finance manager
Patrick Ronchin
travelling car
Charlotte Schaeffer
additional unit production assistant
Thierry Valletoux
making-of director

Thanks

David Boaretto
thanks
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