THE TRUK
Film - International Independents Filmfest 2019

THE TRUK

Directed by Sarah Marx

Info

Director: Sarah Marx
Section: International Independents
Country: France
Year: 2018
PT: L' ENKAS
OT: L' ENKAS
Language: French
Version: Original version with English subtitles
Cast: Sandor Funtek, Alexis Manenti, Sandrine Bonnaire, Virgine Acariès
18+ (no age rating)

Logline

THE TRUK

Fresh out of jail, Ulysse has only one thing on his mind: money. His mother's medical bills are piling up and the debt owed to his ex-girlfriend needs to be repaid. Ulysse also has a creeping desire to live life to the fullest. In spite of all his good intentions, it soon becomes clear that legal means won't suffice. He and his best friend David decide to travel from rave to rave, selling a mixture of water and ketamine from their food truck. It's risky business.

Meet the director

THE TRUK

Sarah Marx

Sarah Marx studied history and international politics in Paris before working for the Global Reporting Initiative. She discovered her passion for film at 15, when she grabbed a camera and interviewed her relatives about her late grandmother. Following internships at press agencies, she's made rap videos, wedding videos, and other short films. Her interest in the inequality of opportunity, the effects of confinement, and the failure of rehabilitation led her to the prison in Nanterre, where for an entire year she filmed eight prisoners at their daily theater workshop. L'ENKAS was born of this experience.

Credits

Screenplay: Sarah Marx, Hamé Bourokba, Ekoué Labitey
Director of Photography: Yoan Cart
Film Editor: Karine Prido
Composer: Laurent Sauvagnac, Lucian M’Baidem (Papalu)
Production Designer: Alexis Segura
Costume Design: Clara René
Sound: Jean-Christophe Lion
Producer: Ekoué Labitey, Hamé Bourokba
Production Company: La Rumeur Filme
Co-Producer: Dominique Lancelot
Co-Production Company: Les Films du Cercle, Orange Studio
World Sales: Versatile