The Path of Excellence
2023 | 107m | French
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Frédéric Mermoud |
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| Writer: | Frédéric Mermoud, Salvatore Lista, Anton Likiernik |
| Staring: |
| Sophie is a brilliant student. Encouraged by her maths teacher, she leaves the family farm to attend a science preparatory class. Between new encounters, successes and failures, and faced with fierce competition, Sophie realizes that her dream of joining the Polytechnique represents more than an entrance examination but a true challenge of social climbing. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 09, 2023 |
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| Director: | Frédéric Mermoud |
| Writer: | Frédéric Mermoud, Salvatore Lista, Anton Likiernik |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Tabo Tabo Films, Bande à Part Films, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Leto Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $3,140,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 20, 2025 Entered: Aug 20, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Suzanne Jouannet | Sophie Vasseur |
| Marie Colomb | Diane Le Goff |
| Cyril Metzger | Laurent Vasseur |
| Marilyne Canto | Caroline Vasseur |
| Maud Wyler | Claire Fresnel |
| Lorenzo Lefèbvre | Hadrien Loiseau |
| Antoine Chappey | Gérard Vasseur |
| Alexandre Desrousseaux | Jules |
| Vincent Winterhalter | M. Radeck |
| François Revaclier | M. Merlot |
| Thomas Snégaroff | Lycée Descartes director |
| Anne Loiret | Florence Loiseau |
| Jacques Chambon | Hubert Loiseau |
| Thomas Rortais | Clément Loiseau |
| Matthieu Rozé | Polytechnique's questioner |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Frédéric Mermoud | Director, Writer |
| Salvatore Lista | Writer |
| Anton Likiernik | Writer |
| Étienne Curchod | Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Editor |
| Angèle Laroche | Electrician |
| Okinawa Valérie Guerard | Casting |
| Alice Cambournac | Costume Design |
| Pierre-Antoine Mariotti | Property Master |
| Sylvian Ravel | Assistant Location Manager |
| Guillaume Pitel | Gaffer |
| Théo Farama | Electrician |
| Tiphaine Paquier | Script Supervisor |
| Tristan Tortuyaux | Director of Photography |
| Sarah Anderson | Editor |
| Adrien Navez | Dialogue Editor |
| Nicolas Jeanpierre | Location Manager |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Véronique Zerdoun | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 131 | 435 |