Depression and Friends (2012) filming locations

Paris 14e, France

The scene : 10 min — Franck's journey through the capital, accompanied by his friend Marc, takes them through Denfert-Rochereau Square.

40 rue de Prony (Paris 17th)

Paris 17e, France

The scene : 26 min — William (Jonathan Lambert) and Talia (Gyselle Soares) exit the building where Franck lives.

Paris 12e, France

The scene : 29 min — On the shores of Lake Daumesnil, in the Vincennes woods, Franck meets his friend Romain (Ary Abittan).

Paris 9e, France

The scene : 32 min — Franck and Benoît (Arié Elmaleh) stroll on foot along the boulevard de Clichy.

Paris 9e, France

The scene : 32 min — Franck and Benoît's stroll through Paris leads them to Place Blanche.

Paris 9e, France

The scene : 32 min — Franck and Benoît stop on Rue de Bruxelles for a conversation on the sidewalk.

Paris 9e, France

Address of the tattoo studio Tin-Tin Tatouages.

The scene : 33 min — Franck pushes open the door of a tattoo parlor.

Paris 17e, France

Address of the Brazilian cabaret Pau Brazil.

The scene : 35 min — On the stage of a cabaret, Talia (Gyselle Soares) performs a series of dance steps.

Paris 1er, France

A large straight avenue created under Haussmann, connecting the Louvre to the Opéra Garnier. It dates back to 1867.

The scene : 42 min — On the Avenue de l'Opéra, the four friends, Franck, William, Benoît, and Romain, find themselves facing the police for a checkpoint.

Paris 9e, France

The scene : 50 min — Benoît and Julie (Anne Depétrini) drive through Paris and take Trudaine Avenue.

Paris 12e, France

Address of the bar-restaurant Le China Club.

The scene : 51 min — Franck and Ruth (Ginnie Watson) are seated at a table in a restaurant.

Paris 1er, France

Address of the bar-restaurant Comptoir, in the Les Halles neighborhood.

The scene : 1 hr 1 min — Franck, William, and Romain settle into a bar to have a drink together.

Roissy-en-France, France

Inaugurated on March 8, 1974, the airport covers 3,257 hectares and six municipalities spread across Val-d'Oise, Seine-Saint-Denis, and Seine-et-Marne. Its Terminal 1, designed by architect Paul Andreu, is a circular building surrounded by seven satellites, nicknamed "the camembert" and labeled 20th-century Heritage.

The scene : 1 hr 24 min — The whole crew gathers at Roissy airport.

Paris 16e, France

Large park in the western suburbs of Paris, a green lung bordering the 16th arrondissement.

The scene : Absurd chase in the Bois de Boulogne: the gang runs after a transvestite, then after his friend being chased by the police, before ultimately ending up pursued by police officers themselves.

Poste de Flacq, Mauritius

Luxury hotel of the Constance Hotels & Resorts group, located on the east coast of Mauritius, known for hosting international film productions: Calendar Girls (2014), Amants de Nicole Garcia (2019), and Resort to Love (2020) have also been filmed here.

The scene : The hotel hosted the film crew; it is on the island of Mauritius, vacationing on a dream beach, that Franck begins to feel his depression at the start of the story.