A film by GILOU Thomas
with ANCONINA Richard, ELBAZ Vincent, SOLO Bruno, GARCIA José, CASAR Amira, MELKI Gilbert, ATIKA Aure, KAKOU Elie, BOHRINGER Richard, DELON Anthony
Edouard Vuibert, Eddie, is unemployed, single and homeless. In short, he’s at the end of his tether. One day, following a fight with two three-card-trick players, Eddie’s life changes completely: a prosperous businessman from the Sentier neighborhood, Victor Benzakem, intervenes, chases off the attackers and, thinking that Eddie is Jewish, decides to hire him as a warehouseman. Eddie allows the misunderstanding to continue. Dov, a young salesman working for Victor, introduces him to a warm world, a colorful gang of friends and, above all, Sandra, the boss’s daughter with whom he immediately falls in love. For her, he decides to stand on his own two feet and set up his own firm. But life in the Sentier is full of pitfalls and the path to success is longer than he thought...
A film by GILOU Thomas
with CASH Tabatha, BENSTITI Mustapha, NACERI Samy
A housing project. Stairwells, basements, parking-lots, and concrete. Torn between North African and French tradition, Mezz, Aziz, Laurent, Nordine, Poisson and all the other kids have created
their own culture blending Rap and Raï, their own language and a vivid, incisive sense of humor.
In this world of concrete, fights, dope and deals, hope rears its head from time to time.
Djamel has hope. He wants to get out of this pit. He has a job and doesn’t want any hassle. But his drug-addict brother stops him breaking away. Djamel loves Sahlia and respects her. Sahlia loves Djamel too but she wants to live like a French girl her age, without her brother keeping a
constant eye on her virginity, without mothers arranging marriages for her and without the burden of life in the projects.
The film uses Raï music and the northern suburbs of Paris to present a gallery of characters struggling with their hopes, problems and conflicts.