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Absurd comedy in which 11-year-old Walid has to make his name sound more French.
Social-critical comedy about 11-year-old Walid, his sister Ptisssam and mother Latefa, who the French authorities ‘help’ to Frenchify their first names to make immigrants like them integrate better. The most absurd thing is that this idea turns out not to be fiction – it happened to the director as a child, thanks to a French law passed in 1972.
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Credits
- DirectorSamy Sidali
- ProducersAntoine Salomé, Joséphine Mourlaque
- ScreenwriterSamy Sidali
- ActorsShirel Nataf, Wassim Loqmane, Evelyne El Garby Klaï, Claire Dumas, Murielle Boura
- Production countryFrance
- Age10+
- Education levelsVSO, SBO, Group 7, Group 8, VO1
- GenresCitizenship & Society, Friendship & (Family) Relationships, History & Future, Heroes & Talents
- Duration18 min
- Year2022
- Spoken languageFrench