Summary
Zachary, 17 years old, gets out of jail. Rejected by his mother, he hangs out in the mean streets of Marseille. He falls in love with Shéhérazade, a young prostitute of whom he becomes the pimp without realizing it...
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- You're watching with family
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 77GoodWatch 75
Audience score83%
IMDb7.1
Running time
1 h 46 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109106Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 130 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
+120Released
2018
September 5, 2018
8 years ago
Genres
DramaThrillerRomanceLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
France
César Awards2019
- Most Promising Actor2019Won
- Most Promising Actress2019Won
- Best Female Revelation2019Won
- Best First Feature Film2019Won
- Best First Film2019Won
- Best Male Revelation2019Won
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
13 people
- Dylan RobertZach
- Kenza FortasShéhérazade
- Idir AzougliRyad
- LALisa AmedjoutSabrina
- SBSofia BentZelda
- NBNabila BounabSouraya
- KBKader BenchoudarMehdi
- NANabila Ait AmerSara
- OHOsman HrusticCheyenne
- ABAbdelkader BenkaddarJugurtha
- AKAbdellah KhoulaleneJordi
- ACAgnès Cauchon RiondetThe juvenile judge
- SGSabine GavaudanInvestigating judge
Directing · 1
- Jean-Bernard Marlin Director, Screenplay
Writing · 1
- Catherine Paillé Screenplay
Production · 4
- Grégoire Debailly Producer
- Catherine Charrier Casting
- Cendrine Lapuyade Casting
- Olivier Père Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Jonathan Ricquebourg Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Nicolas Desmaison Editor
Sound · 5
- Charlotte Butrak Sound Editor
- Thomas Hakim Music Supervisor
- Samuel Aïchoun Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Pierre Bariaud Sound Editor
- Yohann Angelvy Foley
Art · 1
- Léa Philippon Production Design
Visual Effects · 1
- Jean-Sébastien Leroux Visual Effects
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