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Bye-Bye
Why this pick
Like Tea in the Harem, it observes marginalised French-Arab youth with an unvarnished, intimate realism, balancing volatile street pressure with tenderness and the search for a place to belong.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1985 1h 50m FRA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Tea in the Harem
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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.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Kader Boukhanef
Madjid
Rémi Martin
Pat
Laure Duthilleul
Josette
Nicole Hiss
Solange
Sandrine Dumas
Anita
Bourlem Guerdjou
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