Juliette Binoche and Ethan Hawke in ‘La Verite’

Drama will be directed by Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda

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Actors Juliette Binoche and Ethan Hawke will star in Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda’s directorial La Verite.

Kore-eda said his film will also feature actors Catherine Deneuve and Ludivine Sagnier.

Being produced by French firm 3B and Kore-eda’s Bunbuku, the film will be shot in France in October and November.

The script is based on a play that was written by Kore-eda nearly 15 years ago but was never produced.

Binoche and Hawke will portray a married couple who return to France from the US when the wife’s mother (Deneuve), a well-known actress, publishes her autobiography. During their reunion, various truths are revealed.

“Directing while overcoming differences of language and culture is a stimulating challenge,” Kore-eda said in a statement. “Whether or not to direct the way I do in Japan is something I will think about on the set.”

Kore-eda is known for his films Nobody Knows, Air Doll and the recently released Shoplifters.

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