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Ne m'abandonne pas (2016)

Ne m'abandonne pas poster
Directed by
Xavier Durringer
Genre
drama, tv movie
Country
France
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
10
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A French family becomes alarmed when their teenage son grows distant and starts adopting extreme religious views. The parents struggle to understand what is happening and try to intervene before he leaves for Syria.

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What happens

Ne m'abandonne pas (French for Don't Leave Me) is a French TV movie directed by Xavier Durringer, which was broadcast on 3 February 2016 on France 2. The film deals with the topic of young French Muslims who are radicalized and encouraged to go to Syria to join the civil war. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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