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Time Out says
Phillipe Lioret’s film was a box-office smash in France, and with its undemanding blend of embittered (though sympathetic) characters, a crisp shooting style and an eloquent, triumph-of-the-little-guy plot, it’s easy to see why. But while it does take some surprising diversions in the latter stages, there is the sense that Lioret doesn’t truly understand the immigrant experience: Bilal and his travelling companions are painted as infantilised criminals, while the locals are either pantomime hatemongers or bleeding-heart soup kitchen attendants.
Release Details
- Rated:15
- Release date:Friday 6 November 2009
- Duration:109 mins
Cast and crew
- Director:Philippe Lioret
- Screenwriter:Philippe Lioret
- Cast:
- Vincent Lindon
- Firat Ayverdi
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