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Poetical Refugee

★ 6.6 / 10 (41 votes)February 14, 2001130 minFR

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.

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Movie facts

Release dateFebruary 14, 2001

StatusReleased

Runtime130 min

Rating★ 6.6 / 10

Certification—

Original languageArabic, French

CountryFrance

Budget—

Revenue—

ProductionFlach Film

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Crew

Director

Abdellatif Kechiche

Writers

Abdellatif Kechiche

CINEHOOK / CAST

Cast

Sami Bouajila

Sami BouajilaJallel

Élodie Bouchez

Élodie BouchezLucie

Bruno Lochet

Bruno LochetFranck

Aure Atika

Aure AtikaNassera

Olivier Loustau

Olivier LoustauAntonio

Virginie Darmon

Virginie DarmonLeila

Mustapha Adouani

Mustapha AdouaniMostfa

Sami Zitouni

Sami ZitouniNono

Carole Franck

Carole FranckBarbara

Jean-Michel Fête

Jean-Michel FêtePhilippe

Manuel Le Lièvre

Manuel Le LièvreAndré

François Genty

François GentyPaul

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