Made in China (2019) filming locations

Paris 12e, France

The scene : 1 min — Just after the opening credits, traffic is completely stopped: Bruno (Medi Sadoun) and François (Frédéric Chau) wait in the middle of the jams, then Bruno tries to overtake in the bus lane driving his Renault Captur and finds himself face to face with a police patrol.

Paris 13e, France

The scene : 2 min — The check complete, the two friends get back in the car and continue their journey.

Paris 13e, France

The scene : 2 min — Another part of the route taken by Bruno and François once the police interrupted behind them.

Paris 13e, France

The scene : 3 min — The neighborhood is filmed twice from the air: at the end of the credits, the camera weaves between the towers; later in the film, a vertical panning shot runs alongside them from top to bottom.

Paris 6e, France

The scene : 7 min — Under the arcades, François has a conversation with his companion Sophie (Julie de Bona); later in the film, he rushes through the same places.

Paris 13e, France

The scene : 11 min — In the midst of a discussion, Bruno and François approach a passerby to ask for directions to Tang Frères; it is also from this crossroads that the whole family later gets into a van heading to the cemetery.

Paris 13e, France

The scene : 12 min — The two friends continue to walk, heading towards Choisy Avenue.

Paris 13e, France

The scene : 12 min — Bruno and François take the escalator that serves the Olympiades plaza.

Paris 13e, France

The scene : 13 min — This is where the meeting is set; we see Meng (Bing Yin) come to reflect.

Paris 6e, France

The scene : 18 min — The shop was dressed with a fake Natalys sign: accompanied by Sophie and Annie (Clémentine Célarié), François gets acquainted with the breast pump.

Paris 13e, France

The scene : 23 min — At night, François walks Lisa (Mylène Jampanoï) home.

Paris 13e, France

The scene : 23 min — Still nighttime, the couple crosses the roadway while François sees Lisa off.

Paris 13e, France

The scene : 24 min — End of the nighttime escort: François drops Lisa off in front of her building.

Paris 13e, France

The scene : 25 min — Sitting on the wall overlooking the garden, the towers of the Olympiades behind them, François confides in Bruno about his adolescence.

Paris 11e, France

The scene : 27 min — Umbrella in hand, François arrives purposefully at the bottom of the street, then casually settles into the Renault Captur that serves as Bruno's driving school car.

Paris 13e, France

The scene : 28 min — François picks up his father, who is waiting on site.

Paris 11e, France

The scene : 28 min — Bruno eventually gives in and fulfills the requested service: he turns on the ignition and drives up the street.

Paris 13e, France

The scene : 29 min — Aerial view: after his attempt with his father has failed, François drives away, his way of driving earning some mockery from his friend.

Paris 19e, France

The scene : 29 min — The intersection is filmed in a fixed shot, without camera movement.

Paris 10e, France

The scene : 30 min — François rushes into the street in pursuit of Meng, whom he calls out to unsuccessfully.

Paris 10e, France

The scene : 30 min — In front of the entrance of the establishment, where a money meeting is to be held, François eventually joins his father.

Paris 5e, France

The scene : 32 min — Meng is driven home by Bruno and François.

Paris 11e, France

The scene : 33 min — The argument breaks out: Meng demands that the vehicle be stopped and he gets out.

Paris 11e, France

The scene : 33 min — Furious, Meng walks up the street without turning back, while his son, equally upset, calls out to him in vain.

Paris 13e, France

The scene : 34 min — On the sidewalk, Bruno and François wait for their friend Félix (Steve Tran); he then takes them into the aisles to stock up for his restaurant, and the store later serves as a setting for the New Year's sequence.

Bry-sur-Marne, France

The scene : 37 min — Night view of the establishment hosting the wedding.

Le Perreux-sur-Marne, France

The scene : 43 min — François and Bruno join the wedding at nightfall; it is also here that the guests watch the paper lanterns rise.

Paris 13e, France

The scene : 47 min — Aunt Fa (Li Heling) visits François and Sophie at their home.

Paris 13e, France

The scene : 49 min — François strolls through the shopping mall with his little brother Stéphane (William Taing).

Paris 13e, France

The scene : 49 min — The two brothers sit at a terrace to have a drink.

Thiais, France

The scene : 53 min — The tribute to the mother takes place in this cemetery.

Paris 13e, France

The scene : 1 hr 12 min — Fixed shot in slight aerial view, accelerated, filmed at sunset.