The Specials (2019) filming locations

Sevran, France

The scene : 5 min — The oldest of the young men followed by Bruno lives here with his mother.

Viroflay, France

The railway station served by the RER, Chaville-Vélizy station is labeled as "heritage of regional interest."

The scene : 56 min — On the platform of track 1, Joseph waits for his train: this is where the young people being followed by Bruno learn to take the train.

Ivry-sur-Seine, France

The scene : 1 hr 14 min — One of the young men is forced to spend most of his days at the hospital; it is from here that Valentin eventually emerges.

5 rue Meissonnier (Pantin)

Pantin, France

The scene : 1 hr 18 min — Joseph is doing his internship in this workshop until his boss decides to fire him: he was getting too familiar with Brigitte, one of the employees, and was sniffing his colleagues.

Paris 19e, France

The scene : 1 hr 25 min — In a staircase, a caregiver is searching for one of the young men.

Paris 19e, France

The scene : 1 hr 25 min — The search continues on the dock, but the young man remains missing.

Paris 19e, France

The scene : 1 hr 28 min — Alone outside, the young man wanders, completely lost.

Paris 19e, France

The scene : 1 hr 29 min — The young man wanders through the city, near the bridge at the Pantin gate.

35 rue de la Folie-Méricourt (Paris 11th)

Paris 11e, France

The scene : 1 hr 41 min — A street scene takes place here, just near Bruno's.

Paris 13e, France

Terminus station opened on September 20, 1840, whose building, designed by Pierre-Louis Renaud, is registered as a historic monument.

The scene : In this sequence, featuring one of the young autistic characters, a character runs through the train station and then opens a door: the continuation, on the other side, was filmed in a studio.

Studios de Bry-sur-Marne

Bry-sur-Marne, France

Bry-sur-Marne cinema and television studios, former facilities of the SFP.

The scene : After running through the Austerlitz station, a character opens a door and finds themselves in the control room, a set completely reconstructed in the studio.

Marnes-la-Coquette, France

The scene : A sequence of the film takes place at the stud farm.

Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, France

The scene : A group scene takes place at the ice rink.

Paris 19e, France

The scene : Valentin escapes from the hotel.

Paris 19e, France

The scene : In the dead of night, Valentin, wearing a boxing helmet, strolls along the ring road amidst cars and trucks; two frantic educators are hot on his heels, and he is rescued at the last moment.

17 rue Meynadier (Paris 19th)

Paris 19e, France

The scene : Bruno emerges from the police station.

Paris 1er, France

The scene : The film opens with the escape of a young girl, who runs away down the street.

Paris 16e, France

The scene : Joseph reaches the last subway station.

Saint-Denis, France

The scene : Part of the filming took place in Saint-Denis.