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Alimentation Générale (2005)

Alimentation Générale poster
Directed by
Chantal Briet
Genre
documentary film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the daily life of an old grocery store in a housing project in Epinay-sur-Seine, France. The shop is the only local business in the neighborhood and becomes a meeting place for residents.

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What happens

Alimentation générale est un documentaire français réalisé par Chantal Briet et sorti en 2005. Dans la cité de la Source, à Épinay-sur-Seine, la vieille épicerie d'Ali, seul commerce du quartier, est un lieu de rencontres. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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