In the Republic of Congo, Michel is preparing for his baccalaureate when his brother discovers his homosexuality. Their father, a very religious man, immediately drives him out of the family home. Now on his own, Michel turns to members of the sexual and gender minority community, who take him in and do all they can to support him in this ordeal.
In the Republic of Congo, Michel is preparing for his baccalaureate when his brother discovers his homosexuality. Their father, a very religious man, immediately drives him out of the family home. Now on his own, Michel turns to members of the sexual and gender minority community, who take him in and do all they can to support him in this ordeal.
Admirable message, underwhelming movie. Always good to see a film tackle real life issues and portray positivity within them, 'Michel-le-s' undoubtedly has its heart in the right place and means only the best. However, as a film, it's not any good unfortunately. Some scenes in particular are too on the nose, as the characters practically preach to the viewer directly. Again, pure intentions but subtlety is very much key - and this has very little. The cast are adequate, namely Serga de Wiltord Bindikou and Alphonse Mafoua. Production-wise it's fine, competently enough put together. I personally would've trimmed down the run time, though I can't say I was ever gagging for the end credits to arrive in fairness. As much as the plot is lacking, it's interesting to see that it's based on a true story in Congo.
Michel is a young technician in the fledgling TV industry and is due for military service in two months at the time of the Algerian War. Juliette and Liliane are inseparable best friends, and aspiring actresses, who hang around outside the TV studio. Michel invites them in to watch, flirts with them both, and dates them separately and together. When Michel goes on a holiday to Corsica, just before he is drafted, the girls follow.
Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles with family problems and has his friendships tested by racism.
Marie has had a tough childhood ever since her mother Elisa committed suicide. She has spent most of her life in an orphanage and now makes a living as a small time criminal in Paris. Now she wants to unravel her past and find her father whom she blames for her mother's death.
เด็มบากลับเข้าเรือนจำ และขณะพยายามทิ้งโลกอาชญากรรมไว้เบื้องหลังเพื่อเริ่มต้นชีวิตใหม่กับครอบครัว น้องชายคนเล็กกลับถลำตัวเข้าสู่เส้นทางอันเลวร้ายที่ตัวเขาเคยเดิน
Set in France during the struggle for Algerian independence, Messaoud's mother is terminally ill and his father, needing to work long hours in the factory, can't look after him, so decides to put him and his older brother Abdel in foster care. Sent to the countryside, Abdel has to work on a farm, but Messaoud is taken in by a childless woman, who conceals his Arab origins from her fiercely Gaullist ex-army husband. Re-named Michel/Michou, and with his hair comically dyed blond, the young boy quickly steals the hearts of both foster-parents, and eventually is instrumental in saving their troubled marriage.
Camille, a naïve schoolgirl, meets an intriguing influence in Joelle, a slightly older and much more experienced spirit. Camille follows her new friend through the discovery of sex and the darker side of life. As the film progresses, Camille discovers AIDS and the fear that she may have picked up the disease in her early encounters.
Psychological drama of the compelling relationship between a young French engineer and the girl he takes into his home after his wife has left him with their baby son.
Sylvie lives with her two children whom she’s raising on her own. One evening, there’s an accident, and her youngest son is removed from her care. Sylvie must subsequently fight to get her son back and to keep herself afloat.
Philippe and Daniel decide to go on vacation Southeast Asia, where they meet Hans, a European who livesthere and he becomes their guide and host. Once the holidays are over, before leaving to return to Paris, decided to give a small gift to Hans: a small piece of hashish.
Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.