THE CORSICAN LINE

A CANAL+ Creation Originale

8 x 52 minutes | World Premiere at CANNESERIES Season 8
French
English subtitles
Episodes 1 & 2

In the presence of creator and co-writer Pierre Leccia, co-writer Aurélie Teisseire, producer Nicole Collet and actors Raphaël Acloque, Lina El Arabi, Eric Fraticelli & Antonia Desplat. This list is subject to change. 

Synopsis

After 10 years in prison for a heist gone wrong, Reda is finally free, only to be cast aside by his former accomplice and the criminal world he once served. Meanwile, his estranged sister, Ines, arrives in Corsica to join the newly formed Anti-Mafia Unit. As bodies pile up, the newly reacquainted siblings form a dangerous alliance to dismantle the local Mafia from within.

Note from the artistic direction

With Plaine Orientale, Pierre Leccia delivers an intense saga, enhanced by cinematography that showcases Corsica’s beauty. Between family drama and power struggles, Lina El Arabi and Raphaël Acloque portray a powerful duo, caught in the tensions of an island as beautiful as it is dangerous.

Credits: © Elise Pinelli/Image et Compagnie/Mediawan/CANAL+

Original Title
Plaine Orientale

Written by

Pierre Leccia, Aurélie Teisseire

Directed by

Pierre Leccia

Music

Pierre Gambini

Cast

Raphaël Acloque, Lina El Arabi, Veerle Baetens, Aurélien Gabrielli, Antonia Desplat, Cédric Appietto, Henri-Noël Tabary, Éric Fraticelli, Julie Ledru, Rachid Guellaz

Production

Nicole Collet for Image et Compagnie (Mediawan)

Sales

STUDIOCANAL

Broadcast

CANAL+