Summary
Set in France during the struggle for Algerian independence, Messaoud's mother is terminally ill and his father, needing to work long hours in the factory, can't look after him, so decides to put him and his older brother Abdel in foster care.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 65GoodWatch 65
Letterboxd · 602 ratings3.3/5
IMDb6.5
Audience score64%
Running time
2 h 4 min
A typical length for dramas, +15 min on the typical 109
typical 109124Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
2007
February 28, 2007
19 years ago
Genres
DramaThrillerLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
ArabicMade in
France
and 14 more17 people
- Gérard DepardieuGeorges
- Nathalie BayeGisèle
- Mathieu AmalricJacques
- Samy SeghirMessaoud / Michou
- Catherine Hiegella directrice de l'orphelinat
- Philippe Nahonle cafetier
- Bernard Yerlèsle copain de Georges
- Gérald LarocheRobert
Chick OrtegaViguier
Mohamed FellagAkli
Christian BouilletteLe maire
Abdelhafid MetalsiSaïd
Marie KremerVendeuse papeterie
Gilles DétroitLe curé
Ludovic BerthillotMax
Medi KerouaniAbdel
Robert PlagnolDuval
Directing · 1
- Thomas Gilou Director, Writer
Writing · 2
- Jean Cosmos Writer
- Massoud Hattou Writer
Production · 7
- Luc Besson Executive Producer
- Michel Propper Executive Producer
- Pierre-Ange Le Pogam Producer
- Michel Feller Producer
- Marie de Laubier Casting
- Anne Barbier Casting
Camera · 1
- Robert Alazraki Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Francine Sandberg Editor
Sound · 8
- Alexandre Desplat Original Music Composer
- Bernard Le Roux Sound Mixer
- François Lepeuple Foley Artist
- Adrien Arnaud Foley Editor
- Lohengrin Braconnier Sound Recordist
- Philippe Lecoeur Sound
Art · 4
- Laure Lepelley-Monbillard Production Design
- Philippe Cord'homme Set Decoration
- Cecile Vatelot Set Decoration
- Vincent Deleforge Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Catherine Bouchard Costume Design
- Turid Follvik Makeup Artist
- Christophe Chabenet Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Catherine Jabes Hairstylist
- Julio Parodi Hairstylist
- Mathilde Humeau Key Makeup Artist
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