Heavy Duty (film)

Heavy Duty (French: Convoi exceptionnel) is a French film directed by Bertrand Blier, starring Gérard Depardieu and Christian Clavier. It premiered on 13 March 2019.[2]

Heavy Duty
FrenchConvoi exceptionnel
Directed byBertrand Blier
Written byBertrand Blier
Produced byOlivier Delbosc
StarringGérard Depardieu
Christian Clavier
Edited byMarion Monestier
Music byGrégoire Hetzel
Distributed byOrange Studio
Release date
  • 13 March 2019 (2019-03-13)
CountriesFrance
Belgium
LanguageFrench
Box office$785,000 [1]

Plot

Two men, one dressed in an overcoat and one dressed in rags, possess a script detailing their lives and deaths.[3]

Cast

Production

The film is produced by Curiosa Films, Ouille Productions and Versus Production, with co-production support from Orange Studio. It reunites Christian Clavier and Gérard Depardieu who previously starred as Asterix and Obelix in two films.[3] It also reunites Blier and Depardieu, who had collaborated on films such as Going Places, Get Out Your Handkerchiefs, Buffet froid and Merci la vie.[4]

Filming began on 16 February 2018 and wrapped up on late March.[3]

References
  1. "Heavy Duty". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. "Les 20 films les plus attendus en 2019". Le Point (in French). 3 January 2019.
  3. Engelen, Aurore (2018-03-05). "Shooting kicks off in Brussels on Bertrand Blier's new film, Convoi exceptionnel". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  4. AFP (2018-02-22). "Bertrand Blier tourne un nouveau film avec Depardieu". L'Express (in French). Retrieved 2018-03-10.


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