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Divines

  • 20162016
  • 1h 45m
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Divines (2016)
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A street teenager from a dysfunctional family from a banlieue (HLMs) in Paris comes across a young dancer who turns her life upside down.A street teenager from a dysfunctional family from a banlieue (HLMs) in Paris comes across a young dancer who turns her life upside down.A street teenager from a dysfunctional family from a banlieue (HLMs) in Paris comes across a young dancer who turns her life upside down.
IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Houda Benyamina
    • Writers
      • Houda Benyamina(adaptation)
      • Romain Compingt(adaptation)
      • Malik Rumeau(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Oulaya Amamra
      • Déborah Lukumuena
      • Kévin Mischel
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Houda Benyamina
    • Writers
      • Houda Benyamina(adaptation)
      • Romain Compingt(adaptation)
      • Malik Rumeau(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Oulaya Amamra
      • Déborah Lukumuena
      • Kévin Mischel
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 28User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
    • Awards
      • 14 wins & 12 nominations

    Videos1

    Bande-annonce [OV]
    Trailer 1:49
    Bande-annonce [OV]

    Photos27

    Oulaya Amamra in Divines (2016)
    Oulaya Amamra in Divines (2016)
    Farid Larbi and Oulaya Amamra in Divines (2016)
    Farid Larbi in Divines (2016)
    Oulaya Amamra in Divines (2016)
    Oulaya Amamra and Jisca Kalvanda in Divines (2016)
    Oulaya Amamra in Divines (2016)
    Majdouline Idrissi and Oulaya Amamra in Divines (2016)
    Oulaya Amamra and Déborah Lukumuena in Divines (2016)
    Jisca Kalvanda in Divines (2016)
    Oulaya Amamra and Jisca Kalvanda in Divines (2016)
    Oulaya Amamra in Divines (2016)

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    Oulaya Amamra
    Oulaya Amamra
    • Dounia
    Déborah Lukumuena
    Déborah Lukumuena
    • Maimouna
    Kévin Mischel
    • Djigui
    • (as Kevin Mishel)
    Jisca Kalvanda
    Jisca Kalvanda
    • Rebecca
    Yasin Houicha
    • Samir
    Majdouline Idrissi
    Majdouline Idrissi
    • Myriam, la mère
    Bass Dhem
    Bass Dhem
    • Monsieur Camara
    Mounir Margoum
    Mounir Margoum
    • Cassandra
    Farid Larbi
    Farid Larbi
    • Reda
    Maryama Soumare
    • Madame Camara
    • (as Mariama Soumaré)
    Wilfried Romoli
    • Rachid
    Tania Dessources
    • Madame Labutte
    Mounir Amamra
    • Gars cité
    Samir Zbrouki
    • Gervais
    Mohamed Ourdache
    • Agent de sécurité
    Garba Tounkara
    • Collègue Djigui
    Hana Savané
    • Jisca
    Charif Ounnoughene
    • Pote Reda
    • Director
      • Houda Benyamina
    • Writers
      • Houda Benyamina(adaptation) (dialogue) (screenplay)
      • Romain Compingt(adaptation) (dialogue) (screenplay)
      • Malik Rumeau(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Oulaya Amamra is director Houda Benyamina's little sister.
    • Connections
      References Hot Fuzz (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Nisi dominus, RV 608: Cum Dederit Dilectis Suis
      Composed by Antonio Vivaldi

      by Jakub Burzynski & La Tempesta

      © 2016 Easy Tiger

    User reviews28

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    8/10
    So wow - one of my top French films
    Oulaya Amamra, the lead who is the young sister of the director, is enormously promising in this brutal coming-of-age tale, Add her counterpart, Déborah Lukumuena and you one of my favourite best dialogue/friendship duets: "He eyed you up like a Bic Mac during Ramadan."

    'Divines' joins the lofty 'Les Misérables' and 'La Haine' as our best views into French inequality. It's possible that those three equal or exceed the best ghetto crime dramas that the USA has to offer (I'm excluding 'The Wire' and 'The Corner' because those dirty beauties are series).

    Wonderfully, 'Divines' gives us a female perspective, going much deeper than Céline Sciamma did with 'Girlhood'.

    'Divine' made me laugh and excited but the inevitable collapse gut-wrenched me because I know that darkness is a reflection of our real world where inequality, for most, is a living death sentence. That's the present and intensifying world hierarchy.

    It's unfair to viewers that Director Houda Benyamina's debut hasn't had a follow-up the past 6 years. The good news is that she has received funding for 'All For One' which will hopefully appear in 2023.
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    • Release date
      • November 18, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Qatar
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • 街頭聖女
    • Filming locations
      • Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Easy Tiger
      • France 2 Cinéma
      • France Télévisions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €2,440,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,297,612
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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