SYNOPSIS
Hortense, a forty year old nurse of African origins leaves Bordeaux and her family to live with her lover Jean-Paul, an oyster farmer in the bassin of Arcachon. For Malik, her husband, the choc is overwhelming. He must henceforth raise his two sons alone. A few days later, his life is once again thrown upside down as he discovers his eldest's son's homosexuality
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CRITICS/QUOTES
Press reviews:
Alors qu'il est encore en promotion pour son dernier long métrage Daratt (couronné du Prix du Jury à Venise et du Tanit d'Argent à Carthage), le Bordelais Mahamat-Saleh Haroun se lance dans un film de télévision. C'est une comédie de mœurs qui se déroule au cœur du milieu des Africains de Bordeaux, racontant la mutation (parfois difficile) entre la période où les expatriés africains se croyaient de passage et aujourd'hui où ils doivent composer avec leur identité bordelaise.
Autarcie, homosexualité, jeunesse qui se cherche, vieillesse qui ne se retrouve pas ; auréolé de ses titres, Haroun jette un regard acide et tendre sur son Bordeaux.
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BIO/FILMOGRAPHY
Mahamat Saleh Haroun's Biography
While promoting his latest feature *Daratt* (which was awarded the Jury prize at the Venice film festival as well as the Tanit d'Argent at Carthage), the Bordelais Mahamat-Saleh Haroun directed a madefor television film. The result is a "comedy of manners" that centers on the life of Africans living in Bordeaux and chronicles the (sometimes difficult) transition of young expatriates from Africa who today have to construct a new Bordelais identity for themselves and regain a sense of belonging. Autonomy, homosexuality, youthful self-exploration, estranged older generations... Crowned with awards, Haroun articulates with this film abittersweet tale about his city of Bordeaux.
Autonomy, homosexuality, youthful self-exploration, estranged older generations... Crowned with awards, Haroun articulates with this film a bittersweet tale about his city of Bordeaux.
Mahamat Saleh Haroun's Filmography
Sexe, gombo et beurre salé (2008)
Daratt (2006)
Abouna (Notre père) 2003
Bye Bye Africa (2003) |
