Etienne, an often out of work but endearing actor, runs a theater workshop in a prison, where he brings together an unlikely troupe of prisoners to stage Samuel Beckett’s famous play Waiting for Godot. When he is allowed to take the colorful band of convicts on a tour outside of prison, Etienne finally has the chance to thrive.
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Contemporary, classical in form, earnest and intimate.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- contemplativerelentless
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Cast
- Kad MeradÉtienne Carboni
- Marina HandsAriane
- Laurent StockerStéphane
- Pierre LottinJordan Fortineau
- Wabinlé NabiéMoussa Traoré
- Aleksandr MedvedevBoïko
- Saïd BenchnafaNabil Jouhari
- David AyalaPatrick Le Querrec
- Mathilde Courcol-RozèsNina
- Sofian KhammesKamel Ramdane
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- Emmanuel CourcolDirector
- Thierry de CarbonnièresScreenplay
- Emmanuel CourcolScreenplay
- Yann MaritaudDirector of Photography
- Fred AvrilOriginal Music Composer
- Guerric CatalaEditor
- Marc BordureProducer
- Robert GuédiguianProducer
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