Summary Set in France during the struggle for Algerian independence, Messaoud's mother is terminally ill and his father, needing to work long hours in the factory, can't look after him, so decides to put him and his older brother Abdel in foster care. Sent to the countryside, Abdel has to work on a farm, but Messaoud is taken in by a childless woman, who conceals his Arab origins from her fiercely Gaullist ex-army husband. Re-named Michel/Michou, and with his hair comically dyed blond, the young boy quickly steals the hearts of both foster-parents, and eventually is instrumental in saving their troubled marriage. View more details
Directed : Thomas Gilou
Written : Jean Cosmos Thomas Gilou Messaoud Hattau
Stars : Mathieu Amalric Gérard Depardieu Samy Seghir Nathalie Baye
Genres : Drama
Release date : Feb 27, 2007
Countries of origin : France
Official sites : Europa Corp.
Language : French
Production companies : EuropaCorp TF1 Films Production MP Productions
Summary Set in France during the struggle for Algerian independence, Messaoud's mother is terminally ill and his father, needing to work long hours in the factory, can't look after him, so decides to put him and his older brother Abdel in foster care. Sent to the countryside, Abdel has to work on a farm, but Messaoud is taken in by a childless woman, who conceals his Arab origins from her fiercely Gaullist ex-army husband. Re-named Michel/Michou, and with his hair comically dyed blond, the young boy quickly steals the hearts of both foster-parents, and eventually is instrumental in saving their troubled marriage. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Feb 27, 2007
Countries of origin : France
Official sites : Europa Corp.
Language : French
Production companies : EuropaCorp TF1 Films Production MP Productions
