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A Season in France

Original title: Une saison en France
  • 20172017
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Sandrine Bonnaire, Eriq Ebouaney, Ibrahim Burama Darboe, and Aalayna Lys in A Season in France (2017)
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An African high school teacher flees his war-torn country for France, where he falls in love with a Frenchwoman who offers a roof for him and his family.An African high school teacher flees his war-torn country for France, where he falls in love with a Frenchwoman who offers a roof for him and his family.An African high school teacher flees his war-torn country for France, where he falls in love with a Frenchwoman who offers a roof for him and his family.
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  • Director
    • Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
  • Writer
    • Mahamat-Saleh Haroun(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Eriq Ebouaney
    • Sandrine Bonnaire
    • Aalayna Lys
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  • Director
    • Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
  • Writer
    • Mahamat-Saleh Haroun(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Eriq Ebouaney
    • Sandrine Bonnaire
    • Aalayna Lys
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    • 5User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Sandrine Bonnaire and Eriq Ebouaney in A Season in France (2017)
    Eriq Ebouaney, Ibrahim Burama Darboe, and Aalayna Lys in A Season in France (2017)
    Sandrine Bonnaire and Eriq Ebouaney in A Season in France (2017)
    Sandrine Bonnaire, Eriq Ebouaney, Ibrahim Burama Darboe, and Aalayna Lys in A Season in France (2017)
    Sandrine Bonnaire, Eriq Ebouaney, and Mahamat-Saleh Haroun at an event for A Season in France (2017)
    Sandrine Bonnaire, Eriq Ebouaney, Ibrahim Burama Darboe, and Aalayna Lys in A Season in France (2017)

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    Eriq Ebouaney
    Eriq Ebouaney
    • Abbas Mahadjiras Abbas Mahadjir
    Sandrine Bonnaire
    Sandrine Bonnaire
    • Carole Blaszakas Carole Blaszak
    Aalayna Lys
    • Asma Mahadjiras Asma Mahadjir
    Ibrahim Burama Darboe
    • Yacine Mahadjiras Yacine Mahadjir
    Bibi Tanga
    Bibi Tanga
    • Etienne Baminguias Etienne Bamingui
    Léonie Simaga
    • Martineas Martine
    Régine Conas
    • Régineas Régine
    Khampha Thammavongsa
    • Thammaas Thamma
    Stéphane Malassenet
    • Policier 1as Policier 1
    Nathan Dellemme
    • Policier 2as Policier 2
    Marius Yelolo
    • Homme au cimetièreas Homme au cimetière
    Heling Li
    • La femme qui chanteas La femme qui chante
    Franck Okouo
    • Vendeur maïsas Vendeur maïs
    Tom Haroun
    • Le garçon footballeuras Le garçon footballeur
    Gilles Louzon
    • Vigile CNDA 1as Vigile CNDA 1
    Mustapha Taibi
    • Vigile CNDA 2as Vigile CNDA 2
    Sandra Nkake
    Sandra Nkake
    • Madeleineas Madeleine
    • Director
      • Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
    • Writer
      • Mahamat-Saleh Haroun(screenplay)
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    8/10
    Illegal immigration
    In recent years France (like other ex-colonial nations) began to understand that the wave of illegal immigration from Africa and Asia swamping Europe is due in large part to Europe's misdeeds during and after the colonial era. The result was a more open attitude towards refugees. Of course, other motivations included public relations and the need to import foreigners to do the jobs natives avoid. A similar situation: the US vis-à-vis Latin American countries.

    Enjoying the "season in France" are Abbas, an African immigrant, his half-brother Etienne and his pre-adolescent children Asma and Yacine. They have been admitted in France temporarily as refugees and must now face the big hurdle, the application for permanent residence. They have fled their country of origin barely with their lives, and face the usual lot of the penniless immigrant: substandard and exploitative living conditions and menial jobs with drastic diminution of status; both Abbas and Etienne were teachers in their home country. The whole is compounded by their dark skin, which unlocks racism lying just below the surface and results in blaming immigrants for every crime in the book including terrorism.

    Sandrine Bonnaire plays Polish immigrant Carole, Abbas' love interest. Carole had the same experience years ago but now has citizenship papers. Bonnaire, in her fifties has the same luminous screen presence of her youth and plays an engaging character; Carole is supportive, cheerful and full of resources. What Carole does is very brave; she faces a monstrous French law that threatens five years in jail and a fine of 30.000 euros for "assisting an illegal immigrant." The rest of the actors do a flawless job.

    Chadian director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun has assembled an excellent movie out of these elements. It is simple (in the positive sense of the word) and to the point. It has many scenes full of magic such as the celebration of Carole's birthday by the whole family. Not to be missed.
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    • Release date
      • October 19, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Fransa'da Bir Mevsim
    • Filming locations
      • Ivry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, France
    • Production companies
      • Pili Films
      • Arte France Cinéma
      • ARTE
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $98,390
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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