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Handigang is Stéphanie Pillonca’s latest TF1 fiction, starring Théo Curin and Alessandra Sublet. The TV movie tells the story of teenagers with disabilities who rebel against society’s lack of consideration for them. Doctissimo is a partner of this stunning, playful and committed fiction to be found on Monday May 2 at 9:10 p.m. on TF1.
Handigang is the new TV movie by Stéphanie Pillonca, adapted from the eponymous novel by Cara Zina and in partnership with Doctissimo. Broadcast on Monday May 2 on TF1, the fiction features a group of teenagers with disabilities, full of passion and demands. They initiate the creation of a gang, which they rename “Handigang”, in order to denounce the lack of accessibility and consideration from which they suffer on a daily basis. A wave of rebellion in 90 minutes.
Raise awareness
The main character, Sam, is a quadri-amputee high school student in a wheelchair. With his group of friends (composed of Tom a hearing impaired, Léandre a blind or Nina an autistic spray), they will succeed in denouncing the injustices of which they are victims, by attacking places inaccessible to people with handicap, such as a restroom or a concert hall.
An inclusive cast
For the main role of Sam, Stéphanie Pillonca, the director, wanted him to be played by Paralympic swimmer Théo Curin. Other names in French cinema (but not only!) have been called upon to collaborate in Handigang. Among them: former host Alessandra Sublet, who plays Djenna, Sam’s mother, Bruno Wolkowitch, the high school principal or Esther Valding, known for her roles in The red wristbands Where tomorrow belongs to us.
A “feel good movie”
We talked about it with Théo Curin: the importance of representation is paramount. People with disabilities, racialized people, LGBTQIA+, young people: whatever their identity, minorities must be represented and made visible in our society. There is a concrete mise en abyme in Handigang since it is both the message that the young characters want to convey but also the very essence of the TV movie.
But beware, this film is not only committed, it is also full of lightness and humor, like the modern teenager. Stéphanie Pillonca, Alessandra Sublet and Théo Curin all had fun on the set of the TV movie, vector of a real positive message. And the result is there, as Théo Curin defines it: “a cocktail of love, benevolence and fun” which upsets codes and hearts.