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A Balasaur Score of 78 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 93%. Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 89% of the 1,953 1990s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Isa and Marie bond while working in a French sweatshop and soon begin sharing an apartment that Marie is watching for a hospitalized mother and daughter. Marie, hoping to avoid a life of struggle and poverty, takes up with Chriss, a nightclub owner whose most attractive asset is his money. Isa recognizes the ultimate futility of the relationship and tries to keep Marie away from him, but her interference puts their friendship at risk.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
117 audience votes
Key crew
- Yann TiersenOriginal Music Composer
- Erick ZoncaDirector
- Erick ZoncaWriter
- Roger BohbotWriter
- Pierre ChossonWriter
Cast
- Élodie BouchezIsabelle 'Isa' Tostin
- Natacha RégnierMarie Thomas
- Grégoire ColinChriss
- Patrick MercadoCharly
- Jo PrestiaFredo
- Francine MassenhaveLa gardienne
- Zivko NiklevskiLe patron Yougoslave
- Murielle ColvezLe chef d'atelier
- Lyazid OuelhadjLe vendeur de billets
- Frédérique HazardLa mère de Marie
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Themes
friendshipcomasoulmatesfemale friendshipmeaning of lifethe meaning of lifebackpackinglille, francefriendship between women