Dolls and Angels
Drama
The father of a family of North African immigrants living on a Paris housing estate finds it hard to impose his will on his two teenage daughters. Lya, 17, and Chirine, 18, respond to their father’s bouts of violence by rebelling in the same way as most French adolescents. When Chirine is offered work as a model, she jumps at the chance, but soon realizes she may be about to fall into the prostitution racket...
VIBE
This film feels like a raw, unflinching look at generational and cultural divides. Tensions simmer beneath the surface, creating a palpable sense of unease as young lives grapple with tradition and the harsh realities of their environment.
tensemelancholicgrittyrebellioussteadysocial realismEuropean dramacharacter-drivenfamily conflictcultural clashadolescent rebellionexploitation
