Challenger
Challenger is a feature film that has completed production with Les Enfants Terribles and Alef One attached. Camille Nasri (casting director), Varante Soudjian (director) and Yohan Baiada (producer) are attached. It was scheduled to shoot in Paris, France in November 2023. Production List last updated this listing on April 28, 2026.
Project Summary
Mika aspires to become a great boxer to honor his father's memory and taste the elusive glory. Currently, he's just a restaurant clerk, settling for small fights arranged by his manager and friend, Stephanie. However, destiny intervenes when Mika gets a chance to fight Freddy Elomba, a European title contender in a rigged match. Unexpectedly, Mika delivers a stunning uppercut, sparking a media frenzy that catapults them to European stardom as "The challengers."
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Cast & Crew
Directing
| Director | Varante Soudjian |
Production
| Producer | Yohan Baiada |
| Producer | Linda Mechaab |
| Producer | Nora Melhli |
Writing
| Writer | Thomas Pone |
| Writer | Varante Soudjian |
Casting
| Casting Director | Camille Nasri |
Contact details for each person listed are on file and available to members.
Working on Challenger
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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/challenger (last updated Apr 28, 2026).