Belgium / France / Luxembourg / Tunisia,
1996, 90 min
Cinematography:
Alain MarcoenCast:
Jérémie Renier, Olivier Gourmet, Jean-Michel Balthazar, Assita Ouedraogo, Norbert Rutili, Katarzyna Chrzanowska, Rasmane OuedraogoVOD (1)
Plots(1)
Igor and his father, Roger, are making a decent living renting apartments to illegal immigrants and sometimes working them illegally (among other scams). But when the building inspector pays a surprise visit and Amidou falls off a scaffold in his hurry to hide, things start to unravel, particularly when Igor makes a promise to the injured Amidou that ultimately exposes the different values of Igor and Roger, and of Amidou's wife, Assita. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
César Awards
- 1997 - Best Foreign Film
Guldbagge Awards
- 1997 - Jean-Pierre Dardenne (Best Foreign Film)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1997 - Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne (Best Foreign-Language Film)
Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund
- 1997 - Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne (The Andreas Award)