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Papa Was Not a Rolling Stone (2014)

Papa Was Not a Rolling Stone poster
Directed by
Sylvie Ohayon
Genre
comedy drama
Country
France
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 38 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1980s France, a girl named Stephanie grows up in a tough housing project with an absent mother and a violent stepfather. She finds solace and strength through her grandmother's love, books, dance, and music, determined to escape her difficult life and chase her dreams.

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What happens

est un film français réalisé par Sylvie Ohayon, sorti en 2014. Dans les années 1980, Stéphanie grandit à La Courneuve auprès d'une mère absente et d'un beau-père brutal. Très vite, elle décide de se sortir de son quotidien morose. Grâce à l'amour de sa grand-mère, à ses lectures, sa passion pour la danse et pour Jean-Jacques Goldman, elle se débat dans cette cité colorée où l'amitié est primordiale. Un jour, elle le sait, Stéphanie quittera la cité pour mener la vie dont elle a toujours rêvé. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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