The Marchers
The Marchers is a 2013 French comedy-drama film by Nabil Ben Yadir. It is loosely based on the events surrounding the 1983 March for Equality and Against Racism.
Plot
In 1983 France, teenaged Mohamed is shot by a policeman, but survives. Rejecting his friends' proposal of violent retribution, he proposes political action inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi. With two friends, and support from Dubois, the priest of Minguettes, they embark on a non-violent March for Equality and Against Racism from Marseille to Paris.
Cast
- Alban Ivanov
- Benjamin Lavernhe
- Bouraouïa Marzouk
- Brice Fournier
- Charlotte Le Bon
- Corinne Masiero
- Cyril Mendy
- Déborah Amsens
- Finnegan Oldfield
- Frederic Souterelle
- Hafsia Herzi
- Jamel Debbouze
- Karine Lyachenko
- Kévin Azaïs
- Lubna Azabal
- Malik Zidi
- Monique Mauclair
- Mustapha Abourachid
- Nader Boussandel
- Olivier Gourmet
- Philippe Lefebvre
- Philippe Nahon
- Philippe Peythieu
- Pierre Laplace
- Rufus
- Simon Abkarian
- Stéphane Bissot
- Tewfik Jallab
- Vincent Rottiers
More details
| author | Nabil Ben Yadir |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Paris |
| director | Nabil Ben Yadir |
| editor | Damien Keyeux |
| genre | comedy-drama political |
| keywords | mahatma gandhi march for equality and against racism marseille martin luther king martin luther king jr. non-violent retribution revenge |
| musicBy | Stephen Warbeck |
| producer | Benoit Roland Diana Elbaum Hugo Sélignac |
| productionCompany | Belgacom TV Europa Corp France 3 |
| publisher | EuropaCorp. Distribution |
| recordedAt | Cély |
| theme | activists |