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“Pretty Best Friends” role model Pozzo di Borgo dies

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A quadriplegic French businessman whose moving story of his friendship with his carer was made into an international film hit has died in Marrakesh, Morocco, at the age of 72.

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Corriere Della Sera

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È morto Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, l’uomo tetraplegico che ha ispirato il film francese «Quasi amici»

L’attore François Cluzet ha dato il volto all’imprenditore francese paralizzato in seguito a un incidente con il parapendio; Omar Sy ha interpretato...

2 years ago·Italy

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ilgiornale.it

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Quasi amici, addio a Philippe Pozzo di Borgo: il disabile che ispirò il film

L'aristocratico francese, rimasto paraplegico per un incidente in parapendio e ispiratore del film "Quasi Amici", è morto in Marocco a 72 anni

2 years ago·Italy

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Deutsche Welle

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'The Intouchables' inspiration Philippe Pozzo di Borgo dies – DW – 06/03/2023

The French businessman whose personal tale of friendship in adversity inspired an award-winning film has died. The directors said his story "changed our lives and the lives of many vulnerable and fragile people."

2 years ago·Bonn, Germany

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Philippe Pozzo di Borgo is dead, the quadriplegic man inspired the film 'Almost Friends': he was 72 years old

Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, entrepreneur and aristocrat who became quadriplegic following a paragliding accident that inspired the story of the film Almost Friends (2011),...

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NRC Handelsblad

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Intouchables inspiration, Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, passed away

Accidentally paralyzed Philippe Pozzo di Borgo's friendship with Abdel Sellou formed the basis for “Intouchables,” one of the most successful French movies ever made. Pozzo di Borgo was 72 years old.

2 years ago·Netherlands

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