Divines
Divines is a 2016 drama film directed by Houda Benyamina. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, Houda Benyamina won the Caméra d'Or. The film also was an official selection of the Toronto International Film Festival in the Discovery section. It was released on Netflix worldwide (except in France) on 18 November 2016.
Plot
Dounia is a teenage girl living in a Romani banlieue on the outskirts of Paris with her mother and aunt. She and her best friend Maimouna hustle for money, shoplifting from supermarkets and then reselling their wares on the streets to their classmates. The two girls have a secret hiding place in the catwalk of a local theatre where they observe dance auditions. Djigui, an untrained dancer, catches Dounia's eye. One day, Maimouna dares Dounia to spit on him and she does, resulting in him trying to chase her down. He ends up slipping and Dounia rescues him by pulling him up from the catwalk.
Awards
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author | Houda Benyamina Malik Rumeau |
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award | César Award for Best Supporting Actress |
contentLocation | France |
director | Houda Benyamina |
editor | Loïc Lallemand Vincent Tricon |
genre | drama |
keywords | arrest banlieue best friend build dance audition dance tour drug dealer euro fight hiding place islam kill locked in muslim odd job paris principal rich man riot police romani romani people in france search sex tourism shoplift teenage girl thailand two girls |
musicBy | Demusmaker |
producer | Marc-Benoît Créancier |
publisher | Diaphana Films |
theme | female buddy teen drama |