SYNOPSIS :
In the middle of nowhere, an inner city neighborhood that has been deserted by it's inhabitants several years ago. And yet, some people have decided to stay, more by choice than necessity, because they were either born, or grew up there. Amongst them is Francis, a conscientious factory worker who continues to repair the machine that he has worked on all his life ; Samir, his son, who returns after a long absence ; but also Maria, the neighbor, who lives alone with her son José, who believes his father is Gary Cooper. Everyday he waits for him in the street of this modern no man's land, which resembles uncannily a Western movie set...


France, 2009 - 1h15 - Couleur - 35 mm - VO Français, In french

Réalisateur / director
Nassim Amaouche

Scénario / screenplay
Nassim Amaouche

Image / cinematography
Samuel Collardey

Son / sound
Dana Farzanehpour

Montage / editing
Julien Lacheray

Décors / production design
Dan Bevan

Musique / music
Le Trio Joubran

Interprètes / cast
Jean-Pierre Bacri
Dominique Reymond
Yasmine Belmadi
Mhamed Arezki
Alexandre Bonnin
Sabrina Ouazani
Hab-Eddine Sebiane

Production
LES FILMS A4
Christian Bérard - Jean-Philippe Andraca
Tel. 01 42 33 70 00
lesfilmsa4@lesfilmsa4.fr

Coproduction
STUDIO CANAL
RHÔNE-ALPES CINÉMA

Distribution
STUDIOCANAL
Philippe Désandré
21, rue des Frères Pradignac
Cannes - 1er étage
Tel. 33 (0)4 93 68 27 84

Ventes / sales
STUDIOCANAL
Harold Van Lier
Tel. 33 (0)4 92 59 02 54
Harold.vanlier(@)canal-plus.com



FESTIVALS / AWARDS / SCREENINGS

2009 | Festival du film Francophone de Tübingen | TÜBINGEN-STUTTGART, Germany
* Selection Wettbewerb (World Competition)

2009 | Festival de Cannes | CANNES, France | 14-22 mai
* Won: Caméra d'Or
* Sélection "Semaine de la Critique"
* Première mondiale


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regie: Nassim Amaouche | F 2009 | 75 min | OmeU

Die alte Fabrikarbeitersiedlung im Süden Frankreichs gleicht einem No Man's Land wie im amerikanischen Western. Die Einwohner verlassen peu à peu die Stadt, da es keine Arbeit mehr gibt. Humorvoll schildert der Film den Alltag der noch verbliebenen Bewohner.