---
title: 'The Successor (2023)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Xavier Legrand'
released: '2023-09-27'
runtime_minutes: 112
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Belgium'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-successor-2023'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26597953/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Successor (2023)

2023 · 112 min · Drama · France, Belgium, Canada

Original title: Le Successeur

## Synopsis

The Successor is a 2023 thriller drama film directed by Xavier Legrand. Adapted from Alexandre Postel's 2015 novel L'Ascendant, the film stars Marc-André Grondin as Ellias Barnes, a Canadian man who has become head of a major fashion house in Paris, but must face up to his past when his father unexpectedly dies.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Xavier Legrand](https://cinepixo.com/people/xavier-legrand)
- **Screenplay:** [Xavier Legrand](https://cinepixo.com/people/xavier-legrand)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Sebastian](https://cinepixo.com/people/sebastian-2)
- **Producer:** [Alexandre Gavras](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandre-gavras)
- **Director of Photography:** [Nathalie Durand](https://cinepixo.com/people/nathalie-durand)
- **Editor:** [Yorgos Lamprinos](https://cinepixo.com/people/yorgos-lamprinos)

## Cast

- [Anne-Élisabeth Bossé](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-elisabeth-bosse)
- [Louis Champagne](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-champagne)
- [Blandine Bury](https://cinepixo.com/people/blandine-bury)
- [Yves Jacques](https://cinepixo.com/people/yves-jacques)
- [Marc-André Grondin](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-andre-grondin)

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