Don't Make Trouble! (2001)
"Pas d'histoires!" (original title)

Twelve short stories about racism in every day life

Directors:

Yves Angelo, Yamina Benguigui,

Writers:

Yves Angelo (segment), Djanet Aouadi (segment),

Stars:

Eléonore Gosset, Elisabeth Depardieu, François Berléand

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eléonore Gosset	...	(segment "Cyrano")
Elisabeth Depardieu	...	(segment "Cyrano")
François Berléand	...	(segment "Cyrano")
Manoëlle Gaillard	...	(segment "Cyrano")
Guy-Pierre Mineur	...	(segment "Cyrano")
Alexandre Moulo	...	(segment "Lettre à Abou")
Eriq Ebouaney	...	(segment "Lettre à Abou")
Claudia Tagbo	...	(segment "Lettre à Abou")
Adama Kouyaté	...	(segment "Lettre à Abou")
Fatou Traoré	...	(segment "Lettre à Abou")
Anna Sissoko	...	(segment "Lettre à Abou")
Florence Viala	...	(segment "Maman, regarde!")
Corentin Daumas	...	(segment "Maman, regarde!")
Evelyne Viérin	...	(segment "Maman, regarde!")
Mamadi Touré	...	(segment "Mohamed")

Storyline

Twelve short stories about racism in every day life

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Plot Keywords:

racism | title directed by female

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Genres:

Animation | Drama | Comedy

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French Arabic

Release Date:

17 January 2001 (France)

Also Known As:

Don't Make Trouble!

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dire Faire Contre le Racisme, Little Bear

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited from Letter to Abou (2001)

User Reviews

Unsettling

This film, consisting of twelve vignettes, lasts just over an hour. The group of people with whom I saw it was a mix of Lithuanian, British, American, and French. Immediate reviews ranged from "disappointing" (Lithuanian) to "interesting" (American) to "I quite liked the stories" (English). A couple of the plots weren't quite clear, but on the whole, I found this an hour very well spent. Several of the stories are quite gripping, and one only wishes they lasted longer than 5-6 minutes. We all had a feeling of being unsettled: some because the stories are just a glimpse into a life, with no finality or closure, some because racism (overt or subtle) is an unsettling topic. But it needs to be brought into the open like this.