Return to Bollene (2018)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 7M

Director : Saïd Hamich

Synopsis

Nassim, in his early thirties, lives in Abu Dhabi with his American fiancée, Elisabeth. After several years of absence, he returns with her to Bollene, a town in the South of France where he grew up. But Nassim must face his past: a dead city now governed by the far right party, a complex relationship with his family, and a father, he no longer speaks to.

Actors

Saïd Benchnafa

Mouss

Kate Colebrook

Elisabeth

Anas El Baz

Nassim

Bénédicte-Lala Ernoult

Jamila Charik

Mère de Nassim

Lamia Menioui

Asma

Crews

Saïd Hamich

Director

Saïd Hamich

Writer

Xavier Sirven

Editor

Pauline Rambeau de Baralon

Original Music Composer

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