‘Lupin’ Star Omar Sy Reteams With Gaumont on War-Action Drama ‘Father & Soldier’ – AFM (EXCLUSIVE)
Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent“Lupin” star Omar Sy is re-teaming with Gaumont on his big screen comeback with “Father & Soldier,” a politically minded WWI action-drama about family bonds and Africa’s forgotten war heroes.Shooting now in France, the action-packed film is being helmed by Mathieu Vadepied, who made his directorial debut with “Learn by Heart,” which world premiered at Cannes’ Critics Week. Vadepied also worked as the artistic director and cinematographer on “Untouchable,” Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano’s 2010 comedy smash hit which marked Sy’s breakthrough and earned him a best Cesar nod.The story opens during the First World War, in 1917, in the French colony of Senegal.