Summaries

Krimo a 15 years old shy boy falls in love for Lídia who is his classmate.To be able to assume his love for her he decides to take a part in the play that was to be one of his friends.

In the slums of Paris, a group of students - primarily North African and Southeast Asian immigrants - are staging a class production of the Marivaux play "Le Jeu de l'Amour et du Hasard," about the inevitability of class distinctions. Lead actress Lydia (Sara Forestier) takes to the material, encouraging and bullying the other students to take the production seriously. Meanwhile, her friend Krimo (Osman Elkharraz) plays her love interest on stage and harbors real affection as well.

Details

Keywords
  • teenage girl
  • teenage boy
  • female police officer
  • muslim
  • parisian suburb
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Jan 6, 2004
Countries of origin France
Language French
Filming locations Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Production companies Noé Productions CinéCinéma Lola Films

Box office

Gross US & Canada $8085
Opening weekend US & Canada $2529
Gross worldwide $1747263

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 57m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

Abdelkrim (Osman Elkharraz), dit Krimo, quinze ans, vit dans une cité HLM de la banlieue parisienne. Il partage avec sa mère, employée dans un supermarché, et son père, en prison, un grand rêve fragile : partir sur un voilier au bout du monde.En attendant, il traîne son ennui dans un quotidien banal de cité, en compagnie de son meilleur ami, Eric, et de leur bande de copains. C'est le printemps et Krimo tombe sous le charme de sa copine de classe Lydia (Sara Forestier), une pipelette vive et malicieuse...

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