Three Dancing Slaves

Three Dancing Slaves

2004 · 86 min · FR · NR · 5.7 (32 votes)
Dir. Gaël Morel · Starring Nicolas Cazalé, Stéphane Rideau, Thomas Dumerchez, Salim Kéchiouche, Bruno Lochet, Vincent Martinez · Music Camille Rocailleux
Drama

Annecy is no tourist destination for three working-class Algerian brothers and their father, in the months after their mother has died. Marc is deeply troubled: he tries to stiff drug dealers and then plots revenge. Christophe is released from jail, lands a job, and must overcome various temptations in order to keep it. Olivier, nearing 18, may be falling in love with Hicham...

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A raw, unflinching look at a family grappling with loss and societal pressures. It's a quiet storm of unspoken desires and simmering resentments, set against a backdrop of working-class struggle and the search for belonging.

melancholictensegrittysombersteadysocial realismarthouse dramacharacter-drivengrieffamilyidentitytemptationforbidden love
sibling relationshipalgerianannecyfamily relationshipsslavelgbtgay theme
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