THE INDIES
a feature film by Pauline Julier et Nicolas Chapoulier, 2026, 81', DCP, color
with Théo Urtubey, Raphaël Thiéry, Lazare Minoungou
Alejandro, a young Spanish nobleman, is entrusted with delivering to the young Louis XIV a portrait of the Spanish Infanta, intended to seal the alliance between the two crowns.
Fascinated by the promises of the New World, by lands waiting to be conquered and new trade routes, he is accompanied on his mission by two French soldiers. As the portrait makes its way forward, the three men venture deeper into a Europe ravaged by wars and rebellions.
The journey to the French court is long and arduous, and the path back to civilization and the emerging modern world remains uncertain.
FESTIVALS
WORLD PREMIERE AT VENICE FILM FESTIVAL - Giornate degli autori
DIRECTION
Pauline Julier is a Swiss-French filmmaker and artist. Her films and installations have been presented worldwide, from the Centre Pompidou and the Jeu de Paume (Paris) to the Museum of Modern Art in Tanzania, as well as Wiels (Brussels), the Pera Museum (Istanbul), and the Cinémathèque of Toronto. A two-time recipient of the Swiss Federal Art Award, she has been an associated artist at the Grand Théâtre de Genève and a resident at the Swiss Institute in Rome. Her work has been the subject of a major solo exhibition at the Aargauer Kunsthaus (Switzerland) and will be presented at the upcoming Karachi Biennale.
Nicolas Chapoulier is a writer, director, and stage director whose multidisciplinary practice spans theatre, performance, and cinema. With the company Les 3 Points de suspension, his creations have toured both in France and internationally, and his production La Grande saga de la Françafrique was nominated for the 2017 Molières.
In 2014, he was awarded the Écrire pour la rue grant from the Beaumarchais-SACD Foundation for Looking for Paradise. He was invited to the French Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale and appointed theatre expert for DRAC Auvergne–Rhône-Alpes in 2019. In 2022, he received the SACD Prize for staging in public space.
CREW
Script and direction: Pauline Julier et Nicolas Chapoulier
DOP: Sylvain Verdet
Editing: Anita Roth
Sound: Xavier Lavorel
Sound design: Clara Alloing
Sound mix: Denis Séchaud
Music: Andrés García
Unit manager: Diego Urgoiti-Moinot
Production designer: Sylvia Steinbrecht
Costumes: Linda Harper
Hair and make-up: Marina Aebi
Location managers: Pol Guamis, Antoine Lejoindre
1st assistant director: Caroline Ronzon
Script: Joséphine Pittet
Gaffer: Fafa Fierz
Key Grip: Sophie Poncin
Colorgrading: Rodney Musso
Finishing: Jean-Baptiste Perrin
Casting: Stéphane Batut, Minna Prader, Carla Bisart Molins
PRODUCTION
Production: Alina film (Switzerland), Co.production: Lastor Media (Spain).
In co-production with RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, Françoise Mayor, Celya Larré
Producers: Eugenia Mumenthaler, David Epiney, Coproducers: Tono Folguera, Ariadna Dot
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With the support of Eurimages - Conseil de l’Europe, Federal Office of Culture (FPC), Cinéforom, Loterie Romande
ICEC - Institut Català de les Empreses Culturals, Fonds culturel Suissimage, Pour-cent culturel Migros, Fonction : cinéma
avec la participation de CreaSRG, Triodos Bank
Selection at RCF-Rencontres de coproduction francophone, Marseille
Selection at ECAM Forum - Last Push, Madrid. Special Jury Mention
DISTRIBUTION
International Sales: MoreThan films
Swiss distribution: Sister distribution