Dodging

Synopsis

A group of teenagers of a city HLM repeats, for their French course, a passage of the Jeu of the love and chance of Marivaux. Abdelkrim, known as Krimo, which does not play in the part fall in love with Lydia. It succeeds in all the same playing the part of Harlequin. But, shy person and awkward, it has great difficulty to repeat the part and to allure Lydia.

Comment

Dodging speaks about many things: analyzes sociological fine, the film shows what is the life of a teenager of the cities, far from the usual stereotypes and without insipidness. This film does not tackle the subjects of racism, of “revolving”, the dealers. One does not see there firearms. The language spoken by the protagonists about the account (perfectly natural, one could believe that there is a great part of improvisation but it is not the case) holds a paramount place in film. One perceives the need and the desire for communicating, and one measures also the gaps of the vocabulary of the cities: those make that the least situations can rock in amusing misunderstandings or on the contrary very serious.

Data sheet

Title: Dodging
Realization: Abdellatif Kechiche
Scenario: Abdellatif Kechiche and Ghalia Lacroix
Production: Jacques Ouaniche for Lola Films, France and CinéCinémas, France
Country of origin: France
Format: Colors - 1,85:1 - Dolby DIGITAL - 35 mm
Lasted: 117 minutes
Comings out date: November 25th 2003 (festival Between sights, Belfort), January 7th 2004 (France exploitation), April 14th 2004 (Belgium)

Distribution

Osman Elkharraz : Krimo
Sara Forestier: Lydia
Sabrina Ouazani: Frida
Nanou Benhamou : Nanou, the sister of Krimo
Hafet Ben-Ahmed: Fathi, the best friend of Krimo
Aurélie Ganito: Magalie, the boyfriend of Krimo
Carole Franck: the French teacher
Hajar Hamlili: Zina
Rachid Hami: Rachid, the Harlequin
Meryem Serbah: the mother of Krimo
Hanane Mazouz: Hanane
Sylvain Phan: Slam
Olivier Loustau, Rosalie Symon, Patrick Kodjo Topou, Lucien Tipaldi: the police officers
Reinaldo Wong: the Naked dressmaker
Of, Ki Hong, Brigitte Bellony-Riskwait, Ariyapitipum Naruemol, Fatima Lahbi

Around film

turning was held in the district of Franc-Moisin, with Saint-Denis with nonprofessional actors.

Rewards

Festival of the film Between sights of Belfort 2003: Grand Prix of the French feature-length film, Price of the public
César of the cinema 2005:

César of the best film
César of the best realizer
César of the best original screenplay or adaptation
César of the best most promising young actress for the main actor, Sara Forestier.

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