Pathe, Chapter 2 Reteam with ‘Three Musketeers’ Helmer on Epic Thriller Movie Tailored From ’13 Days, 13 Nights, within the Hell of Kabul’

Pathé and Chapter 2, a Mediawan firm, are set to reteam with “Three Musketeers” director Martin Bourboulon on a riveting thriller set within the backdrop of the autumn of Kabul and the takeover by the Taliban.

The movie is an adaptation of “13 days, 13 Nights, within the Hell of Kabul,” a sprawling real-life account of the occasions written by commander Mohamed Bida and revealed by Denoël final month.

Bourboulon, who just lately accomplished taking pictures “The Three Musketeers,” a big-budget two-part saga primarily based on Alexandre Dumas’ masterpiece, will likely be filming the film in French and English with an immersive and ultra-realistic type.

Commander Bida oversaw the exfiltration of the French Embassy and the native inhabitants fleeing the brand new extremist regime. In his ebook, Bida explains how in August 2021, he and 10 elite cops offered safety on the French embassy in Kabul the place 500 individuals had been sheltered, in search of to flee the nation. Bida ended up negotiating alone with the Taliban to hold out the evacuation plans whereas the capital was in full chaos and other people feared an assault inside the partitions of the embassy. Over the course of 13 days, 2,834 individuals had been rescued by the police, diplomats and troopers who had been dispatched by the French forces in Afghanistan.

Tailored from Bida’s ebook, the race-again-the-clock thriller won’t solely chart Bida’s actions but in addition weave within the human, diplomatic and historic layers of the tragic occasions, within the veins of “Argo” and “Zero Darkish Thirty,” say the producers.

Though the finances has not been unveiled, Ardavan Safaee at Pathe and Dimitri Rassam at Chapter 2 stated they wish to give the epic story a big sufficient scale and scope. Pathé will launch the movie theatrically in France and deal with worldwide gross sales.

“As a director I’m drawn in the direction of initiatives which can be each giant in scope, tailor-made for the large display, but stay emotional, and character-driven, and this true story is an ideal steadiness of each,” says Bourboulon.

“After I learn the ebook I immediately pictured a dizzying dive into the autumn of Kabul, but in addition an immersion in probably the most intimate points of this distinctive fashionable instances hero,” the French director continues.

Bida, in the meantime, says he was “thrilled to have entrusted (his) story to Pathé, Chapter 2 and Martin Bourboulon.”

“That such a workforce needs to adapt my ebook, which can also be a life journey, is a good supply of satisfaction,” says Bida, including that he appears ahead to “seeing this challenge of French cinema compete with Hollywood cinema!”

Safaee, president and chairman of Pathé Movies, says the corporate was “instantly captivated by the depth and the common energy of Mohamed Bida’s story.”

“His life path {and professional} profession, as much as this climax of August 2021, are the essence of what makes nice human narratives. We felt instantly like Martin was the perfect director for this bold worldwide thriller,” says Safaee.

“It’s in Pathé’s DNA to convey these tales to the large display, to supply spectators a singular cinema expertise,” Safaee continues.

Rassam says he was moved by Bida’s journey after studying the ebook that Safaee had given to him. “Past (Bida)’s distinctive account of occasions in Kabul and his heroic conduct throughout this unimaginable exfiltration,” Rassam says was compelled to inform Bida’s “life journey and exemplary dignity.”

Rassam additionally says it made sense to reteam along with his companions on “The Three Musketeers,” Bourboulon and Pathé, on such a challenge contemplating Bida’s “heroism and panache.”

Pathé boasts a powerful lineup for 2023, which incorporates each “Three Musketeers” film, in addition to “Asterix & Obelix: The Center Kingdom,” all of that are aimed to be cinematic occasions and can come out first in theaters. Chapter 2 can also be pursuing its technique to concentrate on robust IP’s. Rassam notably produced the Cesar-winning “The Little Prince.”