Daniel Otoi. “I wasn’t used to these young people constantly expressing their opinions”

At the Cabourg festival, where he received an honorary Swann, Daniel Otey presented the preview Topic:, his fifth film as a director. On the red carpet unveiled for the occasion in front of the city’s Grand Hôtel on Friday evening, June 15, the actor and director was flanked by his producers Nelly Otto and Hugo Jehlen. About the origin of his film, he says that it was the latter who approached him. “They came to see me tell a story they saw on a blog called Master Mô, and they told me there on this blog. is a true story that would make an extraordinary film. The story about the issue. Although he no longer prosecutes after acquitting the murderer, Maitre Jean Monnier (Daniel Ottoy) ends up defending Nicolas Milik (Gregory Gadebois), who is accused of his wife’s murder. Convinced of his innocence, he will do everything to help him win his case. “Daniel took the challenge in about 3 seconds,” reveals Hugo Gelin, before the person adds: “They gave me back the desire, the desire, to make movies. Suddenly I felt carried, supported, wanted, it moved me. But at that time I was not used to these young people constantly expressing their opinions. It made me very angry, and then, little by little, I realized that these young people were often right, and that’s so good.”

Two children of the ball

Hugo Gelin, grandson of actor Daniel Gelin and actress and producer Danielle Delorme, son of producer Xavier Gelin, is the director. Like brothers, My stranger And Lupine. He founded his company Zazi Films in 2009 and today works with Nellie Oti, daughter of Daniel Otto and Emmanuel Beart. “We like to produce people who have a passion for cinema, and it’s great to find directors who want it as much as we do,” he explains. “I want to support someone who has something in him, in his head, in his heart, and who needs to put it on the screen,” adds Nelly.

Among their various projects, the duo is currently working on Nina Reeves’ first film, French lover, a romantic comedy by Omar Sy and Sarah Giraudeau. Hugo Gelin and Nellie Otto, two ball kids and movie buffs like Daniel Otto, who reveals: This profession is also an act of love, weeks, months, meetings, passions, exchanges. It’s something about life.”