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Damien Bonnard

Actor
French actor Damien Bonnard has established a firm place in European cinema. For his role in Alain Guiraudie's drama *Staying Vertical* (2016), he received a César Award nomination for Most Promising Actor. He gained significant international attention for his leading role as a police officer in Ladj Ly's acclaimed film *Les Misérables* (2019), which brought him another César nomination. He demonstrated his acting range in the thriller *The Beasts* (*As bestas*, 2022), winning the César for Best Supporting Actor in 2023. Bonnard's filmography also includes appearances in works like *The French Dispatch* (2021) and *The Restless* (*Les Intranquilles*, 2021).

Films

The Sixth Child

The Sixth Child

By Léopold Legrand

2022 | 92 min | Drama

A couple with serious financial problems are expecting their sixth child. They are helped by Julien and Anna, who are unable to have children.

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Ruletista

2024 | 20 min | Drama

In Vienna’s Alterlaa — a vast housing complex built on utopian ideals — everyday life unfolds within rigid, carefully designed structures. Behind identical facades, countless lives exist side by side, largely disconnected. At the center of the film is an elderly woman who moves slowly through corridors and open spaces, carrying her dead cat wrapped in paper. As she drifts through her surroundings, her attempts to confront loss take increasingly absurd and darkly comic forms, revealing a fragile ...