The read
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
Chimo develops a crush on the pretty, blond Lila, a girl who recently moved into his Arab ghetto with her aunt. When the leader of a rival gang also falls for Lila, the ensuing love triangle initiates a journey of sexual discovery -- and sets off a chain of devastating events.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes68%
Metacritic57/100
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
107 audience votes
Key crew
- Ziad DoueiriWriter
- Ziad DoueiriDirector
- Mark LawrenceWriter
- Joelle ToumaWriter
- Nitin SawhneyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Vahina GiocanteLila
- Moa KhouasChimo
- Karim Ben HaddouMouloud
- Edmonde FranchiLila's Aunt
- Lotfi ChakriBakary
- Hamid DkhissiBig Jo
- Carmen LebbosChimo's Mother
- Ghandi AssadSammy
- Dominique BluzetPriest
- Stéphanie FatoutClaire Soulier
- Barbara ChossisChinese Prostitute
- Bruno EspositoPolice Inspector
Stills
Themes
paris, franceobsessionghettoteacherlovegangwritervoyeurneighborhoodinnocentflirtation