Oscar® Qualifying MUKBANGER by Hugo Becker Pushes Influencing to an Uncomfortable Edge

Mukbanger – The incredibly poignant film highlights the dangers of social media

Los Angeles, CA (Oct. 14, 2023). Director Hugo Becker’s MUKBANGER takes being an influencer to an uncomfortable edge. We follow social media phenomenon Mika on his journey to becoming the next best thing in the world of mukbangs. However the more he pushes himself the more life threatening it becomes for his health both physical and mental. This incredibly terrifying short has qualified to be considered for the 2024 Academy® Awards.

“Mika is an influencer, working exclusively on making YouTube videos. With his ruthless partner, Yanis, he manages an account with more than 3 million subscribers. This is with an average of 500,000 views per videos. He is a Mukbanger. He makes videos where he ingests a maximum of food in a minimum of time. The more the consumption is pushed to the point of discomfort, the more the number of views increases. The more popular Mika is and the closer he gets to his dreams of glory and wealth. But Mika also suffers from morbid obesity. His sister Solène will do everything to persuade him to give up this practice which threatens his health.”

Writer/Director Hugo Becker trained at the Cours Florent and the Royal Academy of Arts in London. In 2010, after being awarded Young Adami Talent at the Cannes Film Festival. He made his debut in french movies like The Attack, or The Prey. He then landed a role in the drama Gossip Girli. It is propelling his career into the international arena. As with Whit Stillman’s Damsels in Distress (68th Mostra & TIFF) alongside Greta Gerwig.

Watch an extract from the short film MUKBAGER written and directed by Hugo Becker

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Since then, he also developed his career being regularly on stage. And on television making a name for himself, in particular in the series Chefs (Best New Male Actor). In 2023, as of today, Hugo has starred in 20 feature films. Among them The Last Journey with Jean Reno (Silver Meliés at Sitges festival). Or the historical epic movie Victory or Death. And in various international series, acting in French, English or Spanish.

Such as: Baran Noir for Canal+, OSMOSIS for Netflix. Or in the upcoming The New Look for Appletv+ alongside Juliette Binoche, Ben Mendelsohn and John Malkovich. Hugo has also directed several short films, all of which have won awards at festivals and been broadcasted on television. Since 2014, he is co-founder of Nouvelle Donne Productions. His most recent work includes the Oscar® qualifying MUKBANGER which he wrote and directed.

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Producer Laurence Lascary is a French film producer. Her production company is De l’Autre Côté du Périph’ (DACP). It burst on to the radar with Ludovic Bernard’s The Climb. A romantic comedy about a Black Frenchman who embarks on an expedition to climb Mount Everest to prove his love. It garnered more than 1 million admissions for Mars Film. It also was picked up by Netflix for the rest of the world. De l’Autre Côté du Périph’ translates as from the wrong side of the tracks, describes the types of projects that interest her. 

“I like projects with a modern outlook, either in their subject matter or treatment”, Laurence says. “I want to talk about contemporary France with stories that capture its plurality.” 

DACP’s latest feature, Sugar and Stars, directed by Sébastien Tulard was released in February 2023 in more than 30 countries.

Additional Details
The stunning cinematography was carefully created by Nicolas Berteyac. MUKBANGER has qualified to be considered for the 96th Academy®Awards.

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