Jean-Pascal Zadi plays Ernesto in "Carrément craignos" -
France TV
Downright fearful
, the sequel to
Craignos
, a hilarious web series on the life and struggles of a bunch of nickel-plated feet in working-class neighborhoods, arrives this Friday on France.tv.
At the helm of this series, Jean-Pascal Zadi, crowned best male hope at the Césars, to whom we owe
Simply Black
, summer 2020 success in theaters.
Itinerary of an “extraordinary” comedy that reconciles the pink city, Pedro Almodóvar and
Hélène et les boys
.
A series quite simply crazy, offbeat and funny!
Downright fearful
, the sequel to
Craignos
, a hilarious web series on the life and struggles of a band of nickel-plated feet in working-class neighborhoods by Jean-Pascal Zadi, lands this Friday on France.tv.
Between this webseries and its sequel, the actor, director and screenwriter, crowned best male hope at the Césars 2021, broke the house with his film
Simply Black
, co-directed with John Wax and released in summer 2020 at the cinema.
From the pink city of Pierrefitte to Pedro Almodovar via
Hélène and the boys
, the itinerary of an “extraordinary” comedy, according to the expression of the producer Camille Moulonguet, director of Douze Doigts Productions.
"" Craignos "was shot like a dog, we were in trouble"
“
Craignos
was shot like a dog, we were in trouble.
When we shot the thing, there was no "seille", nothing at all, "recalls Jean-Pascal Zadi, with whom
20 Minutes
spoke during a virtual press conference organized by France.
TV.
The web series was first put online at the end of 2018 on the Mouv.fr website, the station on which it co-
hosts
the program
Debattle
, and on YouTube.
She follows Ernesto (Jean-Pascal Zadi), an unemployed loser, who unfortunately loses the bag of 100,000 euros entrusted to him by Joe, a childhood friend, on the eve of his imprisonment.
Follows a race punctuated by incredible adventures, with his two best friends Tito (Jérôme Guesdon) and Samir (Lotfi Labidi) to find the bag before the release of Joe.
“
Craignos
is first and foremost a story of friendship between Jérôme, Lofti and me”, summarizes Jean-Pascal Zadi.
"We did not wait for Jean-Pascal Zadi to be nominated for the Césars"
On YouTube, the series is a great success, enough to interest France Télévisions.
“We are
Craignos
fans
.
When Jean-Pascal Zadi sent us his project for
Carrément Craignos
, we quickly said “banco” because it is a unique voice in the French audiovisual landscape ”, comments Sened Dhab, director of digital fiction for France Télévisions .
“We did not wait for Jean-Pascal Zadi to be nominated for the Césars to work with him.
"
Equipped with a new diffuser, a new format (9x26 minutes) and "more means", the series created, directed and carried by Jean-Pascal Zadi, co-written with Kamel Guemera, has lost none of its flavor. .
“Working with France TV has not altered the point.
I always knew what I wanted to say: talk about a certain reality with humor, denounce certain things, such as exclusion, talk about who makes our society with humor, ”explains Jean-Pascal Zadi.
Carrément fearos
addresses racism, religion, police violence, life in the suburbs, the reactionary tendency of certain media "via the prism of comedy", notes Sened Dhab.
“Racism has evolved and ultimately it becomes more behavior than an ideology.
When you try to target these behaviors, everyone recognizes themselves a little and it is less rude than the one who holds a speech like "dirty black, dirty Arab", even if it still exists, I am aware of it " , believes the creator of
Carrément craignos
.
"It already made me laugh to know how they were going to get out of this situation"
This part 2 gains in depth on the dramaturgical side.
“France Télévisions wanted us to bring back a little more thriller in it, with more threats on the character of Ernesto and a little more palpable danger, that it is not just comedy, continues its creator.
They enriched the subject.
"
The last episode of
Craignos
left Ernesto and Sam in a very bad position, threatened by two gun carriers, interested in the loot.
Downright fearful
picks up exactly where we left off: in the middle of the forest, a gun to his temple.
“When I finished
Craignos
, it already made me laugh how they were going to get out of this situation.
I already had that when I was shooting the first part, ”says Jean-Pascal Zadi.
And everything will obviously go off in a lollipop.
"I wanted us to surprise with the cast"
Besides the humor and the social dimension, this second part is served by a casting which is a pleasure to see.
“I wanted us to surprise with the casting,” says Jean-Pascal Zadi.
Among the new faces, Eric Judor (
H, Platane
) plays Dr Derouet.
"I wanted us to make it up a bit, to do Robert Hue a bit", laughs the director.
“I really liked my character.
Héléna is very real, very real, ”says Rossy de Palma, the muse of Pedro Almodovar, who plays a nurse.
"Can you say I'm a better director of actors than Pedro Almodovar?"
», Jokes Jean-Pascal Zadi.
"I can say that you tease a lot, like Almodovar, you always find something to tease," retorts Rossy de Palma.
And the Spanish actress continues: “I love the way you work, you gave me happiness with this series, it put me back in love with this job.
In the hyperbole of humor, of the whimsical or of exaggeration, there is always a basic truth, authenticity, and I am an actress and an artist who seeks that.
"
Patrick Puydebat (known for his role as Nicolas in
Helene and the Boys
and
The Mysteries of Love
) plays a policeman.
“My stroke of genius is Patrick Puydebat as a bad rotten keuf”, the director prides himself (rightly).
"I like your broken, damaged mouth side ... We feel that there is something deep down to look for", he addresses to the actor.
“You gave me a great vacation.
I rediscovered an enthusiasm that was really buried, with new things to do, replied Patrick Puydebat.
To put a character so far from what I usually do, it was just enjoyable.
"
"This is really only the beginning," promises Jean-Pascal Zadi, who would like a sequel to
Carrément craignos
, and that he would see himself called "Archi craignos".
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