The Worst Ones

The story centres on a group of teenagers street cast in their neighbourhood and selected to play in a feature film during the summer. The film tells the story of this film shoot and of the connections that will be formed during it.

Cast

Mallory Wanecque

as Lilly

Timéo Mahaut

as Ryan

Johan Heldenbergh

as Gabriel

Loïc Pech

as Jessy

Mélina Vanderplancke

as Maylis

Esther Archambault

as Judith

Matthias Jacquin

as Victor

Angélique Gernez

as Mélodie

Dominique Frot

as Ryan's Grandmother

François Créton

as Clovis

Reviews

Brent Marchant

At the risk of sounding snarky, the title of this debut feature from writer-directors Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret could be interpreted in multiple (and unflattering) ways. Suffice it to say, however, this documentary-style drama about a filmmaker seeking to cast his production with nonprofessional ...

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