Underplayed Gems

Zonzon (1998)

Zonzon poster
Directed by
Laurent Bouhnik
Genre
drama film, prison film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
U
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Three men from different backgrounds share a prison cell in France. An affluent student, a career robber, and a repeat offender struggle to coexist. Their time together forces each to reconsider what freedom really means.

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What happens

Zonzon est un film français réalisé par Laurent Bouhnik en 1998. Trois détenus d'horizons sociaux différents se retrouvent dans la même cellule. Arnaud Grandjean, jeune étudiant issu d'un milieu aisé, va côtoyer durant six mois Francky, un braqueur condamné à dix ans de prison, et Kader, un délinquant multirécidiviste d'origine maghrébine, condamné à deux ans pour vol en flagrant délit. Pour ces trois hommes que seule la prison (zonzon) rapproche, la cohabitation va provoquer des confrontations indispensables pour comprendre ce qu'est la liberté. Ainsi va basculer leur vie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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