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Couscous (2007)
Director: Abdellatif Kechiche
Movie review
From Time Out New York
Abdel Kechiche’s follow-up to L’Esquive (Games of Love and Chance) (2003) shares its sister film’s aesthetic of rapid-fire verbiage and off-the-cuff camerawork. But this look at a shipyard stiff who decides to open a fish couscous restaurant feels like a major step forward for the French-Tunisian director, and his portrait of a diaspora community is funny, tragic and totally unforgettable.
[This film is an official selection of the TONY Film department for the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. While it has not been given a star rating, our Film experts consider it to be among the superior entries to this event.]
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Time Out New York Issue 655: April 17 - 23, 2008
Cast & crew
Director: Abdellatif Kechiche
Cast: Sabrina Ouanzani, Leïla D'Issernio, Mélèze Bouzid full cast
Duration: 151 mins
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