Where to watch · United States
Not on any service here yet.
Douce France (1995)
Directed by Malik Chibane
Comedy · 1h 40m
In this French comedy, the young adult children of working-class Arab immigrants living in the projects of suburban Paris endeavor to find a suitable cultural identity. The story centers on four young men in their 20s: Farida, who tries to live according to family traditions; his rebellious sister Souad, who wants to be as Westernized as possible and works at a fast-food outlet; her ex-boyfriend, Jean Luc, who wants to be an immigrant lawyer; and his friend Moussa. The film is comprised of brief incidents from their lives.
Cast
Frédéric Diefenthal
Jean-Luc
Saïda Bekkouche
Mother Malouf
Fadila Belkebla
Farida
Malek Kateb
Cafe owner
Abderrahmane El Kebir
Father Malouf
Mohamed Ourdache
Imam
Lionel Abelanski
Seller
Pierre Forest
Inspector
Nadia Kaci
Myssad
H
Hakim Sarahoui
Moussa
Jean-Luc Abel
Municipal police officer
M
Mahmoud Benyacoub
Father Benchaick
Crew
- Director
- Malik Chibane
- Writer
- Malik Chibane
- Editor
- Alice Lary
Details
- Release date
- 1995-11-22
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- France
- Production
- Alhambra Films