
Wael (Kheiron) a former street child, makes a living from small scams with his adoptive mother and partner-in-crime Monique (Catherine Deneuve). When this unconventional duo swindles the wrong guy, Victor (André Dussollier), an old acquaintance of Monique now in charge of a support organization for troubled teens, they have no choice but to become his interim secretary and educator in order to redeem themselves. Facing six willful kids determined to spoil all his efforts, Wa... (Full plot summary below)
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Wael (Kheiron) a former street child, makes a living from small scams with his adoptive mother and partner-in-crime Monique (Catherine Deneuve). When this unconventional duo swindles the wrong guy, Victor (André Dussollier), an old acquaintance of Monique now in charge of a support organization for troubled teens, they have no choice but to become his interim secretary and educator in order to redeem themselves. Facing six willful kids determined to spoil all his efforts, Wael's own personal story and inventive tricks become the key to gaining their trust - and he soon realizes that he too is given a chance to heal his past and find his place in society.
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| The New York TimesScott TobiasThere’s some fun in watching Wael con his students into learning — while also teaching them the art of the con — but the film . . . can’t keep the sentiment at bay for long. |
| User ReviewDawdlingPoetI found this a somewhat touching film, although the plot pace is slow and its hardly an exciting watch, the story is interesting and the character of Wael particularly interested me. I suppose you could say the main themes are companionship and survival to an extent, not so much in a life or death sort of a way but in a day to day, muddling by sort of a way. Towards the end, I thought it was quite touching and I found it an interesting watch overall. A good film thats worth a watch, if your ok with subtitles as its in French of course. I've noticed I quite like French films after seeing a few via Netflix - this being just one example. There's a certain aspect of humanity and sometimes even of capturing taboo subjects that they seem to capture quite well I think. Would I recommend it? yes I would. |