A Season in France

Name: A Season in France
Genre: Drama
Released: October 19, 2018
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 78
Cast: Aalayna Lys, Bibi Tanga, Eriq Ebouaney, Ibrahim Burama Darboe, Khampha Thammavongsa

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Ad Vitam Distribution | Release Date: October 19, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Aalayna Lys, Bibi Tanga, Eriq Ebouaney, Ibrahim Burama Darboe, Khampha Thammavongsa, Léonie Simaga, Nathan Dellemme, Régine Conas, Sandrine Bonnaire, Stéphane Malassenet

Summary: Abbas, a high school teacher in the Central African Republic, has fled his war-torn country with his two children. They now live in France, where Abbas works at a food market, while applying for political asylum. A French woman, Carole, falls in love with him and offers a roof for him and his family. When Abbas’ application is rejected,Abbas, a high school teacher in the Central African Republic, has fled his war-torn country with his two children. They now live in France, where Abbas works at a food market, while applying for political asylum. A French woman, Carole, falls in love with him and offers a roof for him and his family. When Abbas’ application is rejected, they face a crucial decision.… Expand

Director: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 100 min

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Aisha Harris

Oct 18, 2018

While the story plays a bit with the notion of the supernatural, the spirit foregrounded here is more tangible: an ominous sense of restlessness and curtailed dreams. Read full review

Jordan Mintzer

Oct 18, 2018

As tough as it is, France is also warm and subtly heartbreaking, offering a moving vision of life for those stuck in legal and emotional limbo. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Oct 18, 2018

The habitual calm and gentleness of Mahamat Saleh Haroun’s film-making here has a sharp edge and an overtly political point – as well as a flourish of violent destruction and despair that blindsided me. Read full review

David D'Arcy

Oct 18, 2018

For all its empathy, Haroun’s latest can be dramatically stiff. The dialogue of his script often sounds like exegesis, with key events bursting into the story like dramatic illustrations of what seems foreordained. Yet this stolid narrative approach feels appropriate for a film that is as much testimony as it is drama. Read full review

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Bambey

Aug 8, 2022

INCREDIBLE!!!! What a great movie. Everything is 100%, the directing, the script...

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