La Squale ( The Squale )

La Squale (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: The Squale
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Ceasar Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
French ( Dolby DTS 5.1 )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
96 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Music Video
Scene Access
Short Film

Movie filmed in 2000 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Fabrice Genestal

Written By:
Fabrice Genestal
Nathalie Valloud

Actors:
Esse Lawson ..... Désirée
Tony Mpoudja ..... Toussaint
Khereddine Ennasri ..... Anis
Stéphanie Jaubert ..... Yasmine
Denis Lavant ..... Le joker
Foued Nassah ..... Samir
François Delaive ..... Steve
Zakariya Gouram ..... Redouane
Lokman Nalcakan ..... Lokman
Akim Hadj ..... Ibrahim
Félicité N'Gijol ..... La mère de Désirée
Micheline Dieye ..... La mère de Toussaint
Fatiha Cheriguene ..... La mère de Yasmine
Sabrina Perret ..... Amina
Antoine Laurent ..... Pierre

Synopsis:

A young woman trying to escape a violent lifestyle is unwittingly led back into it in this drama from France. Desiree (Esse Lawson) is a 16-year-old black teenager living in a lower-class neighborhood dominated by gangs. Hoping to protect herself in a community where street violence is an everyday occurrence, Desiree convinces the gang bangers in her neighborhood that she is the child of Souleimane, a legendary figure in local gang culture who disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Desiree gains the respect of her peers, and becomes romantically involved with Toussaint (Tony Mpoudja), a good-looking boy her age whose sensitive side disguises a short temper. Desiree falls deeply in love with Toussaint, and believes they're destined to find a better future, but her dreams are dashed when Toussaint betrays her with another girl; an angry Desiree seeks revenge. La Squale was the first feature from writer/director Fabrice Genestal.

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