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Dimitri Rassam to Produce Film Adaptation of Olivier Norek’s ‘Les Guerriers de l’Hiver’

An international cast is expected to bring the story of Finnish sniper Simo Häyhä to the screen.

Un autre roman d’Olivier Norek, Dans les brumes de Capelans (édition Michel Lafon), va être adapté en film par Matthieu Delaporte et Alexandre de La Patellière.
Portrait de l'écrivain Olivier Norek réalisé à Paris, le 12 juillet 2024

Overview

  • Since its August 2024 release, Les Guerriers de l’Hiver has sold over 230,000 copies and won the Prix Jean Giono after making the shortlists for the Prix Goncourt and Prix Renaudot.
  • Producer Dimitri Rassam, known for 2024’s Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, will lead the project, which has not yet set a release date.
  • Olivier Norek said he is simultaneously developing a new novel and working on scripts for upcoming series and films.
  • A separate adaptation of Norek’s 2022 thriller Dans les brumes de Capelans is in development, with Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière writing the screenplay.
  • A former Seine-Saint-Denis police officer, Norek shifted from realistic crime fiction to historical narratives with this award-winning work.