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FRIENDS FROM FRANCE

Director:

  Kotlarski, Philippe & Weil, Anne &
  

Year Released:

  2013

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4.5 out of 5

n/a out of 5

Key Performances:

  Ania Bukstein
  Alexandre Chacon
  Vladimir Fridman
  Jérémie Lippmann
  Soko (Stéphanie Sokolinski)
Movie Haiku:1979: Politically passionate French teenager (Soko) convinces her cousin (Lippmann) to travel with her to the USSR. By day they pretend to be honeymooners. At night they meet-up with Jewish dissidents. Multi-dimensional film captures the collision of idealistic youths with those worn down by life in a totalitarian state. Not Yet Seen by Rich.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  Yes

Haiku Posted:

  2014