Kilimanjaron lumet

Original title: Les neiges du Kilimandjaro

2011
K-12
1h 47m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

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Despite losing his job, Michel lives happily with Marie-Claire. They have been in love for more than thirty years Â… Their children and grandchildren delight themÂ… They have plenty of close friendsÂ… They are proud of their union and political strugglesÂ… Their conscience is as clear as their view of life.
This happiness will be shattered along with their French window by two young men, armed and masked, who beat them, tie them up, snatch their wedding rings and flee with their credit cardsÂ…
The shock will be all the more violent when they discover that this brutal attack was organized by one of the young workers laid off at the same time as Michel, by one of their own people.
Michel and Marie-Claire gradually discover that their attacker, Christophe, only did what he did because he had no choice. He lives alone with his two younger brothers and takes very good care of them, keeping a close eye on their education and their healthÂ…

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A union pensioner and his wife are robbed, but find that merely getting the assailants brought to justice is not enough for their consciences.A union pensioner and his wife are robbed, but find that merely getting the assailants brought to justice is not enough for their consciences.A union pensioner and his wife are robbed, but find that merely getting the assailants brought to justice is not enough for their consciences.

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7.2/10

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- 6 wins & 5 nominations

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Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, and Anaïs Demoustier in Kilimanjaron lumet (2011)

Jean-Pierre Darroussin and Gérard Meylan in Kilimanjaron lumet (2011)

Robert Guédiguian in Kilimanjaron lumet (2011)

Ariane Ascaride and Jean-Pierre Darroussin in Kilimanjaron lumet (2011)

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Filming lasted eight weeks.

Connections
Features Bellevillen kolmoset (2003)

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Kilimandjaro
Wrtten by Michel Delancray and Pascal Danel
Performed by Pascal Danel

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8/10

After a traumatic experience in their home, a trade unionist and his wife question the turn their lives have taken

After a traumatic incident in their home, we see a trade unionist and his wife, hard-core socialists, questioning the turn their lives have taken over the years, too comfortable, too middle-class. Have we become like those rich people we used to fight? they wonder. Set in Marseilles, this story is compelling, cleverly structured, and very moving. Performances are outstanding, particularly from the two leads: Ariane Ascaride as Marie Claire and Jean Pierre Darrousin as Michel. They wonder about the choices they made, the confront their own children, and they make new choices trying to recover their lost passion for equality and class struggle. Photography is beautiful and includes several shots of the Marseille Harbour. I saw this film on Saturday 15 September 2012 at the Prince Charles in London as part of the London Labour Film Festival.

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