US Trailer for French Thriller ‘The Pilot’ About a Military Drone Pilot

US Trailer for French Thriller ‘The Pilot’ About a Military Drone Pilot

by Alex Billington
August 18, 2023
Source: YouTube

“After so long chasing him, I hope this is the one.” Freestyle Digital Media has unveiled a new US trailer for a French thriller titled The Pilot, from filmmaker Paul Doucet. This already debuted on VOD in France last year, and will finally be released on VOD in the US this September. A military drone pilot and his team are tracking down the head of a jihadist network when his wife and daughter are kidnapped by terrorists. They will be executed if he doesn’t derail the capture of the head of a jihadist network. He must choose between his duty, the protection of his men in the field and his family in this intense thriller. This isn’t the first drone pilot film – there were a few made in America like this a few years ago (see: Good Kill or Drone). The Pilot stars Hugo Becker, Eye Haidara, Kahina Carina, Grégory Fitoussi, and Lalie Lanners. Looks like another screen film shot entirely on Zoom during the pandemic – though still might be an intriguing watch.

Here’s the official US trailer (+ original French poster) for Paul Doucet’s The Pilot, direct from YouTube:

And also – here’s the first original French trailer for the Paul Doucet’s The Pilot, also found on YouTube:

Daniel, a drone pilot in Mali, conducts a military operation for which he is tracking down the head of a jihadist network with his team. He finds himself in the middle of a terrible dilemma when he has to make a choice between his duty, the protection of his men in the field, and his family, taken as hostages by terrorists and might get executed if he refuses to cooperate. The Pilot, also known as Pilote in French, is both written and directed by French writer / filmmaker Paul Doucet, making his feature directorial debut after a few other short films previously. Produced by Eric Gendarme and Thomas Lubeau. This first opened in France last year, but hasn’t played at any festivals or elsewhere, as far as we know. Freestyle Digital Media will debut Doucet’s The Pilot direct-to-VOD in the US starting September 12th, 2023. Interested?

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