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It's Voltaire's Fault (2000)

It's Voltaire's Fault poster
Original title
La Faute à Voltaire
Directed by
Abdellatif Kechiche
Genre
comedy drama
Country
France
Runtime
2h 10m
Rated
TP
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 40 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young Tunisian immigrant tries to build a new life in Paris. He navigates friendships, love, and work while dealing with his uncertain legal status.

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What happens

Poetical Refugee (French: La Faute à Voltaire) is a 2001 French drama film directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, starring Sami Bouajila, Élodie Bouchez and Bruno Lochet. It was Kechiche‘s debut feature film and was awarded the Luigi De Laurentiis Award at the Venice Film Festival for best first film, winning seven awards, overall, at different film festivals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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