''The Mohican'' () is a 2024 French thriller-drama film written and directed by Frédéric Farrucci and starring
Alexis Manenti. It premiered at the
81st edition of the
Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival (, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival held in Venice, Italy. It is the world's oldest film festival and one of the ...
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Plot
Joseph is one of the last coastal shepherds in Corsica. His land is coveted by the underworld for a real estate project but he chooses not to give in. When he leaves the man who came to intimidate him, the godfather's own son, between life and death, he becomes the prey of a merciless hunt.
Cast
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Alexis Manenti as Joseph Cardelli
* Mara Taquin as Vannina
* Théo Frimigacci as Xavier Pietri
* Paul Garatte as Pierre
* Marie-Pierre Nouveau as Stéphanie
* Michel Ferracci as Michel
Production
The film was produced by Koro Films.
Principal photography started in Corsica in September 2023.
According to Ferrucci, he got inspiration for the film from his 2017 documentary ''Via Di Vita: In Terra Pasturale'', which featured a Corsican shepherd who "saw himself as an anomaly in his region, much like the last of the Mohicans".
Release
The film had its world premiere at the
81st Venice International Film Festival
The 81st annual Venice Film Festival, Venice International Film Festival was held from 28 August to 7 September 2024, at Venice Lido in Italy.
French actress Isabelle Huppert served as Jury President for the main competition. Italian actress an ...
in the
Orizzonti Extra sidebar.
It was released in French cinemas on 12 February 2025.
Reception
The film won the Fischer Audience Award – Meet the Neighbors+ at the 2024
Thessaloniki Film Festival
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Cineuropa
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s film critic Fabien Lemercier praised the film, describing it as "captivating", "an excellent genre film" and "a gripping and ultra physical survival story". Martin Kudlac from ''
ScreenAnarchy
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'' noted: "Farrucci’s ability to blend genre with social commentary is a defining feature of his work.
..Farrucci's willingness to embrace genres to tackle a social issue results into an intriuging gerne fare, or so-called arthouse elevated genre".
References
External links
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2024 films
2024 thriller films
French thriller films
Corsican-language films