Summary
A teenage girl lives with her grandmother and worries she will be removed by social services. She sets off to get adopted by someone she admires more than anything, one of the most powerful women in the world.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+15)
Critics 88Audiences 73GoodWatch 78
Tomatometer88%
Audience score93%
IMDb5.2
Running time
1 h 44 min
A typical length for dramas, −5 min on the typical 109
typical 109104Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 127 more
Released
2022
September 13, 2022
4 years ago
Genres
DramaComedyLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishBambaraMade in
France
Senegal
22 of 22
Sania HalifaHawa
Oumou SangaréMamimata
Titouan GerbierErwan
YseultYseult
Thomas PesquetThomas Pesquet
Anitha RangadamalouMrs. Ravi
Jérôme PoulyJackie
Lola ZidiDéborah
Yvick LetexierMister V
Hakim FarisSam- JAJonathan AmouleThe groom
- MAMathieu AroquiassamyMr. Ravi
- IBIgor BadnjarErwan's brother
- BKBaptiste KottoYseult's Makeup Artist
- BBBenjamin BalloutThe ramp agent
Yann BeanThe embassy official- FBFaycal BaghricheMr. Ali the psychologist
- JBJean-Paul BoudouardThe grocery store customer
- GBGabriel BurteaAccordionist's friend
- CDColi-Fary DioufThe dancer of the Yseult concert
Inas ChantiThe show presenter- ASAlioune SanéAmbulancier
Directing · 4
- Maïmouna Doucouré Director, Screenplay
- Natalie Engelstein First Assistant Director
- Bénédicte Kermadec Script Supervisor
- Tom Cucuel Additional Second Assistant Director
Production · 5
- Zangro Producer
- Amélie Duval Casting, Extras Casting
- Elsa Pharaon Casting
- Lysandre Mbappé Casting
- Nina Morille Casting
Camera · 6
- Antoine Sanier Director of Photography
- Eden Lagaly-Faynot Focus Puller
- Carmen Alessandrin Second Assistant "A" Camera
- Leonore Thietry Third Assistant Camera
- Lucie Bracquemont Focus Puller
- Vincent Dutheil Second Assistant "B" Camera
Editing · 3
- Nicolas Desmaison Editor
- Alexia Morel First Assistant Editor
- Elie Akoka Colorist
Sound · 4
- Pascal Armant Sound
- Anne Bouzy Boom Operator
- Fabrice Grizard Boom Operator
- Geoffrey Terreau Boom Operator
Art · 4
- Julie Wassef Production Design
- Fabien Pondevaux Location Scout
- Loïc Fontimpe Storyboard Artist
- Nicolas Bachelet Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Helene Davoudian Costume Design
- Anaëlle Trogno Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 2
- Benjamin Ageorges Visual Effects Supervisor
- Kenzo Jocher Digital Compositor
Other crew · 2
- Tanguy Matignon Assistant Script
- Simonutti Zoé Stunt Double
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