A Season in France

★★★★★

Original title: Une saison en France

2017 · 1 h 40 min

Directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun

Drama

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Cast

Eriq Ebouaney Sandrine Bonnaire

Credits

Written by: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun

Plot

A refugee from Central African Republic in France.

Sinekatalog’s take

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's drama follows a Central African refugee teacher in Paris awaiting his asylum verdict while keeping his family together. Eriq Ebouaney and Sandrine Bonnaire are quietly moving in a humane, restrained and timely film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (672 votes)
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