150 Milligrams (French: La Fille de Brest, lit. The Girl of Brest) is a 2016 French drama film directed by Emmanuelle Bercot.[3] It was screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[4] The film is based on the true story of French pulmonologist Irène Frachon [fr], who became noted for her investigations of the serious side effects and deaths attributed to the diabetes drug Mediator, produced by French manufacturer Laboratoires Servier.[5]
150 Milligrams | |
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Directed by | Emmanuelle Bercot |
Screenplay by | Séverine Bosschem Emmanuelle Bercot Romain Compingt |
Based on | Mediator 150 mg by Irène Frachon |
Produced by | Caroline Benjo Carole Scotta |
Starring | Sidse Babett Knudsen Benoît Magimel |
Cinematography | Guillaume Schiffman |
Edited by | Julien Leloup |
Music by | Martin Wheeler |
Distributed by | Haut et Court |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Budget | $6.4 million [1] |
Box office | $2.9 million [2] |
The Hollywood Reporter's Leslie Felperin cited the "outsize but empathic central performance" by star Sidse Babett Knudsen in the role of Frachon and the director's ability to handle the film's "intellectually rigorous storytelling" and many characters.[5]
Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
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César Awards | Best Actress | Sidse Babett Knudsen | Nominated |
Best Adaptation | Séverine Bosschem and Emmanuelle Bercot | Nominated | |
Magritte Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Isabelle de Hertogh | Nominated |
Lumières Awards | Best Actress | Sidse Babett Knudsen | Nominated |
Films directed by Emmanuelle Bercot | |
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