It took many months for viewers to understand the way in which the production of More beautiful life, even more beautifuldecided to address the death of Abdel Fedala, character played by Marwan Berreni. Indeed, the actor was found hanged on October 12, 2023, in an abandoned farm in Corcelles-en-Beaujolais, in the Rhône, after having disappeared more than two months earlier.
While the actor had given his agreement to restart the adventure More beautiful life on TF1, he will never have done it. And yet, between 2009 and 2022, he was for many Abdel Fedala. If life has resumed for the former inhabitants of the Mistral, they must live with the absence of the one who was one of theirs. But it is only in the plot currently being broadcast that viewers will discover the way in which the producers decided to approach his death.
Fans of Plus belle la vie needed to understand the death of Abdel Fedala
“It’s something sensitive. [… ] We deeply respect the loss of Marwan for many people. This time had to be respected too. It’s healthy modesty, it was the least we could do to be a little decent“, explained Clémentine Planchon, producer of More beautiful lifeat puremedias.com.
Still, she knew how important it was to talk about the character’s death. “We also understood over time that The spectators missed not knowing what happened to Abdel and it also blocked us from the evolution of some of our characters“, she added.
Many precautions were taken when discussing the character of Abdel Fedala
If the police intrigue around the collapse of the Mistral was written like all the other intrigues of the series, the producer on the other hand assured that as soon as the character of Abdel Fedala was discussed, a lot of care was taken so as not to offend anyone and to respect the mourning.
“What is certain is that we were vigilant about the way we told the story when we were talking about Abdel“, she further declared. Moreover, some directors would have very much liked to stage the disappearance of this character who had a special place in the hearts of fans of the series. “For the record, one or two directors contacted me saying that they would have liked to work on this arch.”
