Short synopsis : Three-time Academy Award® nominee Rachid Bouchareb revisits the dramatic events of Paris, December ’86.

Long synopsis : December 5th, 1986. Thousands of students protest for higher education reforms. Abdel Benyahia (20) is killed by a drunken cop in a Paris suburb. Several hours later, Malik Oussekine is pursued and beaten to death by three police officers. When Inspector Daniel Mattei is appointed to investigate, the police force and the government collude to cover up Abdel’s death and to discredit the murdered man. As revolt threatens to erupt amidst a population horrified by Malik’s murder in the heart of Paris, the families of both victims, while never meeting, struggle to understand what really happened that night…

Cast

• Reda Kateb, Lyna Khoudri, Raphaël Personnaz, Samir Guesmi

Crew

• Director(s): Rachid Bouchareb
• Screenplay: Khaouter Adimi, Rachid Bouchareb

• Original Title: Nos Frangins
• Genre(s): Drama


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