Samir, immigrant, is kicked out of the clandestine clothing workshop in which he worked. He finds himself on the street, with no money, no papers, no accommodation. Chance makes him cross paths with Mona, a transvestite, who takes him in.
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Cast
| Jean Carmet | ... |
Miss Mona
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Mohamed Ben Smaïl | ... |
Samir
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| Albert Delpy | ... |
Jean
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Albert Klein | ... |
Le père de Mona / The Father
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Hélène Duc | ... |
La mère de Mona / The Mother
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Daniel Schad | ... |
Manu
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André Chaumeau | ... |
Gilbert
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Francis Frappat | ... |
L'organisateur du club de rencontres
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Philippe De Brugada | ... |
Le patron du peep show
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Yvette Petit | ... |
Étienne
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Michel Peyrelon | ... |
Le tatoueur
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Maximilien Decroux | ... |
Le mime
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Pierre Large | ... |
L'handicapé
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Cirylle Spiga | ... |
Adrien
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Sylvain Levignac | ... |
Le patron de l'atelier
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| Alain Frérot | ... |
Le recéleur
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Didier Saada | ... |
Un client de Mona
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Roch Leibovici | ... |
Le jeune prostitué
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Alain Serve | ... |
Flic en civil 1
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Thierry de Froidcourt | ... |
Flic en civil 2
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Kader Boukhanef | ... |
Madjid
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Rémi Martin | ... |
Pat
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Directed by
| Mehdi Charef | ||
Written by
| Mehdi Charef | ... | () |
Produced by
| Michèle Ray-Gavras | ... | producer |
Music by
| Bernard Lubat | ||
Cinematography by
| Patrick Blossier | ||
Editing by
| Kenout Peltier | ||
Editorial Department
| Djemel Charef | ... | assistant editor |
| Christian Dior | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Marie-Christine Lafosse | ||
Costume Design by
| Maïka Guézel | ||
| Edith Vesperini | ||
Makeup Department
| Clarisse Domine | ... | key makeup artist |
Production Management
| Daniel Delume | ... | unit production manager |
| Pascal Mahé | ... | unit production manager |
| Michèle Ray-Gavras | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Marianne Chouchan | ... | first assistant director |
| Yannick Le Cam | ... | assistant director trainee |
Sound Department
| Joël Beldent | ... | sound |
| Jean-Pierre Lelong | ... | foley artist |
| Jean-Paul Mugel | ... | sound |
| Laurent Poirier | ... | boom operator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Benoît Chamaillard | ... | assistant camera |
| Nathalie Durand | ... | assistant camera / first assistant camera |
| Gilbert Gallart | ... | electrician |
| Alain Grestau | ... | electrician |
| Jacques Prayer | ... | still photographer |
| Benoît Theunissen | ... | key grip |
| Eric Thurot | ... | electrician |
Script and Continuity Department
| Ariane Litaize | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Sylvie Chevereau-Marchais | ... | production administrator |
| Caroline Maly | ... | production secretary |
| Henri Ray | ... | production administrator |
| Eva Simonet | ... | press attache |
Production Companies
- K.G. Productions
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (participation)
Distributors
- Acteurs Auteurs Associés (AAA) (1987) (France) (theatrical)
- Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1987) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Cinéma Vidéo Conseil (1989) (France) (VHS)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The daily lot of Samir, an illegal immigrant, is precarious "jobs", hunger, cold and fear of the police. The dream of Mona, an old transvestite in decrepitude, is the operation that will allow her to change her sex. Samir and Mona will meet, join forces to survive until the murder. "Mona and Samir are two beings who are excluded from the world because they don't think like us. They are excluded because people think that they cannot give them something. Their dream is different from ours." |
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