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The Measure of a Man
Why this pick
Like Bye-Bye, it finds political force in an ordinary man facing a system designed to humiliate him, using an unsentimental, intimate realism and simmering moral pressure.
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MOVIE1995 1h 44m FRA
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In Paris, Ismaél, a young Tunisian, cares for two brothers, Nouredine, a cripple, and streetwise Mouloud, 14. In haste, Ismaél and Mouloud go to Marseilles where an uncle lives. Nouredine has died in a fire, and Ismaél feels guilt on top of grief. Ismaél becomes friends with Jacky, a white man whose father and brother hate immigrants. Mouloud hangs out with cousin Rhida who breaks Islamic rules and deals hash. Ismaél decides Mouloud must return to Tunisia, but the boy runs off, becoming an acolyte to Rhida's supplier. Ismaél and Jacky's Arab girlfriend start an affair, friends betray friends, and the racism gets ugly. Can Ismaél rescue himself and Mouloud or will life in France crush them?
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Sami Bouajila
Ismael