Bye Bye Morons (2020)
Director: Albert Dupontel
Cast: Virginie Efira, Albert Dupontel, Nicolas Marie, Jackie Berroyer, Philippe Uchan, Bastien Ughetto, Marilou Aussilloux, Catherine Davenier
When a woman is told she’s seriously ill, she decides to search for the child she was forced to abandon almost three decades ago. Her journey leads her to meet interesting characters: JB, a fifty-year-old man in the middle of a burn-out, and Mr. Blin, a blind archivist with an impressive enthusiasm. Together, they embark on an improbable quest.
Both a critical and commercial success, this madcap film was nominated at The Césars last year and won seven awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay.
Available on SBS on Demand HERE
A Prophet (2009)
Director: Jacques Audiard
Cast: Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Hichem Yacoubi, Reda Kateb, Antoine Basler, Gilles Cohen, Pascal Henault, Foued Nassah, Jean-Emmanuel Pagni
A Maghrebin teenager finds himself recruited into the Corsican Mafia while serving a prison sentence. At the center of the movie is a struggle between Muslim and Corsican French cultures. The Lead role played by Tahar Rahim, star of The Mandalorian, is a man that is caught between these cultures. On one side, he has his ancestry. On the other, he has the illusion of a future.
One of the best gangster movies of all time, this multi-award winning film is a great thriller.
Available on SBS on Demand HERE
Incendies (2010)
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Cast: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Rémy Girard, Allen Altman, Mohamed Majd, Baya Belal, Abdelghafour Elaaziz, Nabil Sawalha
Twins discover during the reading of their mother’s will that they have a brother and father they never knew, and travel to the Middle East to find their roots.
By the director of the newest version of Dune, this Oscar nominated heart-wrecking movie will make you experience a full range of emotion.
Available on SBS on Demand HERE