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Benoît Delépine
Director

Benoît Delépine

30 Aug 1958Born
68Age
35Credits
Saint-Quentin, FranceBirthplace

Biography

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Benoît Delépine (30 August 1958 –) is a French comedian and film director. He is known for his satirical activities on TV channel Canal+.

Director of the TV program Guignols de l'info for many years, he currently writes TV programs about the fictional country of Groland. He also plays the cynical journalist-reporter Mickael Kael.

In the cinema, Delépine has written and performed in two films.

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Mickael Kael contre la World News Company, a chess commercial, reprising two elements of the fictional career of the director: his role as a reporter for Groland and the World Company, which he contributed to create for Les Guignols.

In 2004, Aaltra, which he wrote, directed, and starred in with Gustave de Kervern enjoyed critical success. The two companions from the Groland adventure wrote and directed it as a road movie where two enemies travel the roads of northern France and Finland following an accident. Also with Gustave Kervern, he has directed and starred in Avida, which was awarded screened out of competition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. His upcoming film Mammuth was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.

He is a supporter of Attac.

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Known for

Filmography

  1. TBADadaFilm: Director, Writer
  2. TBADetective KibblesFilm: Director, Writer
  3. TBAGo-slowFilm: Director, Screenplay
  4. 2026Tapis rouge à GrolandFilm: Michael Kael
  5. 2025Deadly Christmas in GrolandFilm: Michael Kael, Writer
  6. 2025Animal TotemFilm: Director, Screenplay
  7. 2023En Marche vers l'Effondrement !Film: Sbire Mr Sweet
  8. 202230ème Comité Central du GrolandFilm: Creator, Writer
  9. 2022A Very Ordinary WorldSeries: Le père de Romain (8 episodes)
  10. 2022En même tempsFilm: Le photographe animalier, Director, Screenplay
  11. 2021Plus belle l'eau de vieFilm: Le Comte de Kael, Writer
  12. 2020Mords-les !Film: L'archer, Director
  13. 2020Delete HistoryFilm: Director, Writer
  14. 2018I Feel GoodFilm: Screenplay, Director
  15. 2018Top 25 GrolandFilm
  16. 2016Saint AmourFilm: Director, Writer
  17. 2015Groland le gros métrageFilm: Charles Malard, Director
  18. 2014Near Death ExperienceFilm: Le collègue Orange 1, Director
  19. 2014AblationsFilm: Writer
  20. 2012Enfin la finFilm: Director, Writer
  21. 2012Les 20 ans de GrolandFilm: Screenplay
  22. 2012The Big NightFilm: Writer, Director
  23. 2010MammuthFilm: Director, Screenplay
  24. 2010Comme un chienFilm: Director, Writer
  25. 2008Louise-MichelFilm: Director, Screenplay
  26. 2007Groland - 15 ans d'âge... bêteFilm: Michael Kael, Writer
  27. 2006AvidaFilm: L'homme à la tête de scotch, Director, Writer
  28. 2004AaltraFilm: Employee, Director, Screenplay
  29. 2003GrolandSatFilm: Various Characters
  30. 2002Groland - 100 ans déjàFilm: Michael Kael
  31. 2002Nouvelles neuves du monde de MousticFilm: Michael Kael, Director
  32. 200120 H 20Film: Michael Kael
  33. 1999Ivre-Mort pour la PatrieFilm: La tête coupée
  34. 1998Michael Kael vs. the World News CompanyFilm: Michel Chel alias Michael Kael, Writer
  35. 1995À l'arrachéFilm: Writer

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