THOSE WHO LIVED

A series by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade

FICTION / 8x60' / France 2 / 2025

Synopsis

Marie, Arnaud, Caroline, Sébastien, Grégory, Stéphane, and David have a unique friendship that formed on the night they were all taken hostage at the Bataclan concert hall, in Paris, on November the 13th,  2015.  

During the evening of the attacks, they faced up to the terrorists for more than two hours in a confined corridor of the theater. Their survival forged a unique and unbreakable bond.

Those Who Lived chronicles their encounter and the years that followed, as they struggled to rebuild their lives, and continue living!

Credits

Directing : Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
Screenplay : Antoine Lacomblez et Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
Photography : Elin Kirschfink & Alexis Kavyrchine
Editing : Sophie Brunet
Sound Recording : Antoine-Basile Mercier
Original Score : Raf Keunen
Sound Editing : Elisabeth Paquotte
Production Management : Marianne Germain
Assistant Director : Marie Doller
Production Design : Wouter Zoon
Makeup Artist : Laure Talazac
Costume Design : Nathalie Raoul
Script : Camille Ganivet
Casting : Okinawa Guérard-Valérie
Post-production Management : Pierre Carrique
Colour Grading : Thomas Bouffioulx
Mix : Christophe Vingtrinnier
Graphic Design : Boris Wilmot
VFX Vincent Vacarisas
SOUND EFFECT ARTIST Eric Grattepain
With : Benjamin LAVERNHE de la Comédie Française, Alix POISSON, Antoine REINARTZ, Félix MOATI, Anne STEFFENS, Thomas GOLDBERG, Cédric EECKHOUT, Megan NORTHAM, Aude RUYTER, Sophie CATTANI, Foëd AMARA, Stéphanie PALIES, Matthias JACQUIN, Denis EYRIEY
Production : What's Up Films - Mizar Films - Nac Films