The inhabitants of a Breton town outraged by the words of Josée Dayan

Jdaring Dayan put his foot in the dish! The director of the two-part TV movie On the slabbroadcast on France 2 last month, attracted the wrath of residents of the town of Moncontour in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, where the police drama starring Yvan Attal was filmed.

In an October 20 interview for The Telegramthe 81-year-old filmmaker spoke about this filming, describing Brittany as a “magnificent country”. But these comments about Moncontour did not quite have the same effect.

“As it was winter, there were only the natives, who were very happy that we came to their home, because the filming brought them a little entertainment,” she declared to this subject.

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“What arrogance! »

“When we read Josée Dayan’s comments, we jumped, we can’t let that be said and be taken for rednecks in the depths of the campaign,” declared the two spokespersons who represented, according to the daily , around sixty local residents having signed a “dr […] Read more