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Completed - FRENCH - Comedy, Action/Adventure - 90 minutes




Previous markets

  • Cannes 2007 (Debut)
  • Cannes 2009 (Debut)
  • Cannes 2010 (Line up)
  • Cannes 2011 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2011

Director(s) : Laurent NÈGRE
 Writer(s) : Laurent NÈGRE
 Cast : Tarik BAKHARI, Elodie YUNG, Zinedine SOUALEM, Gilles TSCHUDI, Jean Luc BIDEAU, Julietta SERRANO, Antoine BASLER, Hicham NAZZAL, Yoshi OIDA, Emile PROULX-CLOUTIER

 Producer(s) : Dan WECHSLER (Bord Cadre films), Lyse LAFONTAINE (Lyla films), Nicolas BLANC (Ex Nihilo)

Synopsis

Mistaken for a dangerous Islamist, Saadi – a regular guy who happens to be a Moroccan illegal immigrant – sets out on the most dangerous day of his life.
A satirical and thrilling action comedy where a wrongly accused culprit gets mixed up in a worldwide terrorist plot.

Production

Country(ies) : SWITZERLAND, CANADA, FRANCE

Festivals and Awards

Sao Paulo IFF 2010 (International competition)
Cairo IFF 2010 (International competition)
25th Namur International French-language Film Festival (FIFF) 2011 (International competition)
The Washington DC international Film Festival Arabian Sights 2011 (International competition)
Mexico International Film Festival 2011 (Best foreign feature film)


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