Left empty-handed from the 47th Cesar ceremony, despite its seven nominations, the film “Bac Nord” will be able to console itself with a statuette, which was awarded to it this Monday, February 28, 2022.
North ferry a Caesar evening to forget
He had arrived at the 47th César du cinema ceremony with 7 nominations. But the movie North ferry left empty-handed the evening which took place this Friday, February 25, 2022. The film competed in the categories Best Film, Best Director (Cédric Jimenez), Best Actor (Gilles Lellouche), twice in the Best Actor category in a second role (Karim Leklou and François Civil), Best Editing (Simon Jacquet), and Best Original Score (Guillaume Roussel). Among the favorites of the evening on paper, he was not in practice.
North ferry ©StudioCanal
Alas, the fourth feature film by Cédric Jimenez thus obtained nothing during this evening. The voters have indeed crowned lost illusions by Xavier Giannoli (7 Caesar for 15 nominations) and Annette by Leos Carax (5 Caesar for 11 nominations). But finally, an ultimate Caesar has just been given to him. Not a classic Caesar, but a Caesar nonetheless…
Cédric Jimenez’s film receives the Cesar for high school students
As announced on February 28 by the Ministry of National Education, the Cesar for high school students was thus awarded to North ferry. A reward is the result of a vote of 1866 final year students from the general, technological and professional streams. All of these students watched the 7 films selected in the Best Film category (Aline, Annette, North ferry, The Event, The divide, lost illusions, and Onoda, 10,000 nights in the jungle). And have therefore given their preference to this crime thriller with a sulfurous reputation which recounts the compromise of three cops from the BAC Nord de Marseille to achieve their objectives.
North ferry is the fourth film to receive this award. This was created in 2019, and was awarded to Up to the hilt that year, at Out of Standards in 2020, and at Goodbye idiots in 2021. If this César has a symbolic value, like the Goncourt of high school students, he had to put a little balm in the heart of the producers and the director of the film.
