Je suis né d'une cigogne (1999)

Directed by

Tony Gatlif

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

U

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man journeys across France and encounters other outsiders. The film follows his experiences with social exclusion and illegal immigration.

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What happens

Je suis né d'une cigogne (English: Children of the Stork) is a 1999 French road movie directed by Tony Gatlif, starring Romain Duris, Rona Hartner, Ouassini Embarek, Christine Pignet and Marc Nouyrigat. Following its French release, it received mixed reviews but was nominated for a Golden Bayard at the International Festival of Francophone Film in Namur, Belgium. The film deals with themes like social exclusion and illegal immigration, along with references to the Romani, as in the other films by the director. Gatlif has also employed the French director Jean-Luc Godard's New Wave techniques in this film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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