The Big Hit
Directed by Emmanuel Courcol
2020Feature106 minFrance
A struggling actor running a prison theatre workshop takes his troupe of convicts on tour with Waiting for Godot, and every show becomes a triumph.
Synopsis
Etienne, an often out of work but endearing actor, runs a theatre workshop in a prison, where he brings together an unlikely troupe of prisoners to stage Samuel Beckett’s famous play Waiting for Godot. When he is allowed to take the colourful band of convicts on a tour outside of prison, Etienne finally has the chance to thrive. Each date is a new success and a unique relationship grows between this ad hoc group of actors and their director. But soon comes the final performance in Paris. Will their last night together be the biggest hit of them all?
The director
Emmanuel Courcol
Emmanuel Courcol is a French actor, screenwriter and director. The Big Hit, about prisoners staging Waiting for Godot, premiered at Cannes 2020, and he followed it with The Marching Band (2024).
