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Un aller simple (2001)

Un aller simple poster
Directed by
Laurent Heynemann
Genre
drama film, comedy drama
Country
France
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
U
Rating
4.2 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man from a rough Marseille neighborhood gets involved with a woman whose family wants to send him to Morocco. He agrees to go along with the scheme, but the trip changes his perspective on things.

lightheartedwhimsicalbittersweetpicaresquepoignantoffbeatwryepisodic

What happens

Un aller simple (One-way ticket) is a 2001 French adventure-comedy film directed by Laurent Heynemann, adapted from the novel of the same name by Didier Van Cauwelaert, which had won the Prix Goncourt in 1994. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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