Poetical Refugee

Poetical Refugee

2001 · 130 min · FR · 6.6 (31 votes)
Dir. Abdellatif Kechiche · Starring Sami Bouajila, Élodie Bouchez, Bruno Lochet, Aure Atika, Olivier Loustau, Virginie Darmon
Drama

Like a Candide dreaming of Eldorado, Jallel lands in France, hoping to try his luck. From encounter to encounter, hostel to social welfare group, Jallel will make his way through a Paris of outcasts. Although failing to achieve his hopes, he discovers and shares in the solidarity felt by the destitute. –uniFrance

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A quiet, observational journey through the margins of Paris. It captures the ache of displacement and the unexpected warmth found in shared hardship, painting a portrait of resilience against a backdrop of systemic neglect.

melancholichopefulresilientpoignantsteadysocial realismarthouse dramacharacter-drivenimmigrationpovertysolidaritydisillusionment
parisfranceundocumented immigrantpovertysocial outcastwelfare
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