‘Zenithal’ Interview: Jean-Baptiste Saurel, Vanessa Guide And Xavier Lacaille Discuss Lighthearted French Comedy

Filmmaker Jean-Baptiste Saurel, Vanessa Guide, and Xavier Lacaille talk about “Zenithal,: a French comedy that is both ridiculous and entertaining. Ti-Kong (Thevada Dek), a Kung-fu master with a four foot long penis, is found murdered and Francis (Franc Bruneau) falls into the cluthes of the manipulative Doctor Sweeper (Xavier Lacaille). Francis’ girlfriend Sonia (Vanessa Guide) is determined to make sure the Sweeper’s plans for world domination fails. Plus, she needs to rescue her boyfriend! 

Although “Zenithal” does have penis jokes, the execution is not crass. Rather, the humor is surprisingly lighthearted.

“I wanted to do this movie and be able to watch it with my kids,” said Jean-Baptiste Saurel. “So how can I think about sexuality and masculinity and how society is going today. Or maybe trying to just laugh about it and talk about it with my kids afterwards.”

“Zenithal” is now available on VOD. Let us know your thoughts on the movie!