Léa is a strong person, but when she comes out of prison, she decides to get a fresh start. She would like to forget her cold and aloof father Vittorio Pastore, her young and irresponsible brother Samy for who she went in jail and the Zach's gang, the thug she used to love. But nothing elapses as she expected.
Acting
Elsa Zylberstein carries the whole thing on her shoulders.
Direction
Courtois finds poetry in concrete housing projects.
Director
Miguel Courtois
Richard Berry
David Koskas
Elsa Zylberstein
Léa Pastore
Pascal Greggory
Sarafian Zacharie
Bernard Le Coq
Pascal Olmetti
Virginie Lanoué
Julie Lafond
Vincent Martinez
Samy Pastore
Nicolas Silberg
François Deruelle
Hélène Duc
Natacha
Thierry Heckendorn
Vittorio Pastore
Pascal Demolon
Stéphane Sarafian
Pierre Aussedat
The official
Didier Cauchy
Franck
Anne Loiret
Marie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of three French crime films Elsa Zylberstein made in 2001, cementing her pivot from rom-com darling to serious dramatic force.
The film's banlieue setting and ethnic gang dynamics were controversial at release—critics accused it of sensationalism while audiences recognized real Marseille subcultures.
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