The comedian is in the movie poster "Les Éblouis" directed by Sarah Suco. With this work, which tells the life of a family in a religious community, the filmmaker evokes her own youth. She was raised in a cult before she managed to escape at the age of 18.

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After several roles as an actress, Sarah Suco goes on to the realization. His first feature film, Les Éblouis , released on November 20, directly evokes his youth. The viewer follows the life of a couple who integrates a religious community. The child, double of fiction of the filmmaker Sarah Suco, will have to accept the way of life, very austere, chosen by her parents. Gradually, regimentation becomes sectarian. Jean-Pierre Darroussin, himself, embodies "the shepherd", the charismatic figure at the head of the community.

"Sarah is a pretty modest person, so when she talks about her past, she does it quickly," said Jean-Pierre Darroussin in L'Equipée sauvage sur Europe 1. "With this film, Sarah Suco had It is estimated that in France, 50,000 to 60,000 children live in these conditions, under a sectarian grip, "says the actor.

In an interview, the filmmaker also said that the film was below reality and that everything that really existed was much more violent. As an example, to mention the isolation suffered, Sarah Suco confessed that she did not find Michael Jackson until she was 18 when she fled that community.

"For children looking to flourish, it's very detrimental"

"The promise of this community is to become pure again by giving up everything that has tainted us," says Jean-Pierre Darroussin at the microphone of Europe 1. "These are people who choose to abandon their old life to be someone new, "he adds. "Obviously, for kids looking to blossom, it's quite detrimental."