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Paradis amers (2012)

Paradis amers poster
Directed by
Christian Faure
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
U
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man from a French expatriate family moves to Mayotte. He struggles with the heat, the poverty of the slums, and the challenge of being white in a new place, as he tries to understand local ways and navigate romantic relationships.

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What happens

Paradis amers est un téléfilm français réalisé par Christian Faure en 2012 tiré du livre Tout doit disparaître. Hugo est issu d'une famille de professeurs expatriés. Mayotte est sa nouvelle destination et il y découvre la difficulté de vivre en étant blanc : les bidonvilles, la chaleur, la façon d'appréhender le monde, les relations amoureuses. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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