Sous la Seine breaks records to become the most viewed French film on Netflix

Published by Philippine de Sortiraparis, Julie de Sortiraparis · Updated on August 28, 2024 at 02:56 p.m. · Published on May 5, 2023 at 03:59 p.m.
Sous la Seine, directed by Xavier Gens, available since June 5, 2024 on Netflix, exceeds 100 million views and becomes the platform's most-viewed French film. The shark movie is set during an event at the 2024 Olympic Games, with cast members Bérénice Béjo, Nassim Lyes and Léa Léviant.

Sous la Seine, the new thriller from Xavier Gens, arrives on Netflix this summer. On the eve of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, the director decides to cool things down with a new shark movie set in Paris' La Seine during the competition.

The cast includes Bérénice Béjo ( The Artist, Le Jeu ), Nassim Lyes ( En passant pécho and Le dernier mercenaire for Netflix) and Léa Léviant ( Belle-Fille) for a suspenseful thriller. The film takes place during an event at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Mika, an environmental activist played by Léa Léviant, warns Sophia, a top scientist played by Bérénice Béjo, that a large shark is present in the depths of La Seine. They find themselves teaming up with river police commander Adil, played by Nassim Lyes, to avert disaster.

The director of the hit comedy Budapest, starring Jonathan Cohen and Manu Payet, has released Farang, an action film also starring Nassim Lyes, in 2023.

Netflix has unveiled a first image from the action film, and we can't wait to discover more in an official trailer. Xavier Gens ' film will be released in the appropriate context, the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, being July 26, 2024 .

Sous la Seine, to be discovered on Netflix from June 5, 2024.

Official trailer for Sous la Seine (2024) :

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Dates and Opening Time
Starts June 5, 2024

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