This movie deals with some weeks in Marwann's life in Paris during the Jasmine revolution and the fall of president/dictator Ben -Ali. This teenager is more interested in girls, especially Sigrid .When the teacher asks him to comment this historical event,he just mumbles some trite words.His mom wants to join her family who is still living there in Tunisia ,but the father,who is a doctor,is less enthusiastic .
A "Liberation newspaper" cover makes the difference :overnight being involved in a revolution can win Sigrid' s love ,even though when they get to Tunisia ,the only thing Marwann discovers is that "prawns are better than in France" .
In our trouble times of terrorism ," Ma Revolution" may seem like a breath of fresh air.But,aside from the Arab spring , the screenplay is the umpteenth story of a teenager's initiation rites ,it's always the same song.Grandpa may seem endearing ,but to my eyes,he's exasperating ;it is another cliché of the French cinema : grandparents ,should we believe the screenwriters ,are often more understanding and hip.
