Pierre, a young man in his thirties, grew up with his two brothers in a city in the suburbs of Paris. He still lives there today with his wife, Deborah. His everyday life is divided between a job where he is exploited, discussions with his friends and brothers, family meals and unpreventable altercations with the cops.
Acting
Patrick Dell'Isola's simmering, unshowy desperation.
Direction
Richet's early verité style before Public Enemy fame.
Director
Jean-François Richet
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Jean-François Richet's feature debut, shot on a shoestring in his actual suburban neighborhood before he'd direct Mesrine and the Assault on Precinct 13 remake.
Released during France's post-Mitterrand malaise, it captures the 'banlieue' before La Haine made it globally famous—less explosive, more suffocating.
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