2023-09-04 14:51:15
French actor Mathieu Kassovitz, injured in a motorcycle accident near Paris on Sunday, underwent surgery for serious ankle, leg and pelvic injuries, his entourage said on Monday, wanting to be reassuring.
The days of the 56-year-old actor are not in danger, these sources told AFP. He was placed in an “artificial coma” to relieve him of his pain.
According to the Evry prosecutor’s office, requested by AFP on Sunday, the actor had come to take advanced motorcycle driving lessons at the Linas-Monthléry autodrome (Essonne). He did not hit any other vehicle.
He was ejected from the two-wheeler he was driving alone and fell violently to the ground.
The actor, who was wearing a helmet at the time, had no head trauma, his entourage told AFP.
An investigation into the causes of the injuries was opened by the Évry public prosecutor’s office and entrusted to the urban security brigade of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois (Essonne).
Known to the general public for the role of Malotru, secret agent in the hit series “The Legends Office”, Mathieu Kassovitz leads an eclectic career as an actor-director.
He made a sensational entry into the world of cinema in 1995 with the black and white film “La Haine” which he himself directed, on the malaise of the suburbs and police violence, which notably revealed the actor Vincent Kassel. This film-event will earn him a prize at Cannes.
As an actor, Mathieu Kassovitz – nicknamed “Kasso” – has shot dozens of films (“A Very Discreet Hero” by Jacques Audiard, “Amen” by Costa-Gavras, “The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain” by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and even tried the Hollywood adventure (“Gothika”, 2003).
After years of ups and downs, he returned to the fore in 2015 thanks to director Éric Rochant who entrusted him with the role of Guillaume Debailly, alias Malotru, a secret agent torn between duty and love. He will be on the poster for “Visions” on Wednesday, alongside Diane Kruger.
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