Background
Kolia"s father is Swiss-Russian stage director Hans-Peter Litscher, and his mother French-Algerian actress Catherine Belkhodja. His mother Catherine had just completing a film with Chris Marker at the Beaubourg museum, when she began labour and was rushed to the hospital just in time to give birth to Kolia.
Career
Kolia is the youngest of the five siblings. Kolia"s first role was in Place des Vosges when he was barely a toddler. Of her younger brother"s performance in her debut film, director Isild Le Besco stated he was courageous and generous.
There was a swimming scene where the water was very cold, and Kolia continued to swim until police summoned by others arrived to halt the shot out of concern for his safety.
In the film, his character is a young boy placed in foster care who is so fascinated by a postcard of Belle-Ile-en-Mer, that he runs away to try to get to his dream. Hitchhiking his way to the suburbs of Nantes, he meets Charly, a young girl living in a caravan who survives by prostituting herself.
Of Litscher"s performance as the character of Nicolas in Charly, Variety wrote "Litscher is just this side of being as bored as his character." 2004, Demi-tarif (Half-Price) 2006, Charly.