At the heart of a controversy a few weeks ago, the film “Sous la seine”, starring Bérénice Béjo, has just passed a very symbolic milestone on Netflix.
It is quite simply the biggest French success on the Netflix streaming platform. Offered to subscribers of the platform since June 5, 2024, Xavier Gens’ film Sous la Seine has just exceeded 100 million views. A score that makes the horror fiction carried by Bérénice Béjo the most viewed French film on Netflix.
Xavier Gens “overwhelmed” by the success of “Sous la seine”
“We didn’t expect this at all. Above all, we made our film with our hearts and passion. We’re really pleased about it. It worked really well in the United States, Latin America, Brazil, all over Europe… all over the world! We were number 1 after two weeks in 90 countries, it was huge, it really overwhelmed us!”, commented Xavier Gens on Franceinfo on Monday, September 2. The director thinks that the film, released two months before the opening of the Paris Olympic Games, probably benefited from a little spotlight thanks to the competition. As a reminder, Sous la Seine tells the story of the terror experienced by a scientist who discovers that a killer shark lives in the depths of the Parisian river, just a few hours before the start of a triathlon world championship that is to take place there. “If we find the right story, I think there could be a sequel. We’re thinking about it…”, the filmmaker also revealed, to the great delight of…
- Femina.fr
