THE LIFE OF JESUS
by Bruno Dumont
synopsis
A social movie about current life in the north of France. Freddy and his friends are all unemployed. They pass away time by wandering around on their motorcycles and by directing their aggressive feelings towards Arab immigrants. Freddy is in love with Marie, a cashier at a local supermarket. When she is proposed to by Kader, a young Arab man, Freddy and his friends have an idea: they decide to punish Kader for what they call "such a provocation." After they have raped another girl, Marie finally commits to Kader, which seals his fate.
original title: | La vie de Jésus |
country: | France |
year: | 1997 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Bruno Dumont |
film run: | 96' |
release date: | FR 04/06/1997, NO 21/11/1997, GR 26/11/1997, DE 12/1997, NL 12/02/1998, IT 12/06/1998, UK 11/09/1998, SE 15/01/1999, CH 13/04/2000, RU 25/06/2010, UA 10/2010, PL 22/07/2011 |
screenplay: | Bruno Dumont |
cast: | David Douche, Marjorie Cottreel, Kader Chaatouf |
cinematography by: | Philippe Van Leeuw |
film editing: | Yves Deschamps, Guy Lecorne |
art director: | Frédérique Suchet |
costumes designer: | Nathalie Raoul, Isabelle Sanchez |
producer: | Rachid Bouchareb, Jean Bréhat |