Set in France during the struggle for Algerian independence, Messaoud's mother is terminally ill and his father, needing to work long hours in the factory, can't look after him, so decides to put him and his older brother Abdel in foster care. Sent to the countryside, Abdel has to work on a farm, but Messaoud is taken in by a childless woman, who conceals his Arab origins from her fiercely Gaullist ex-army husband. Re-named Michel/Michou, and with his hair comically dyed blond, the young boy quickly steals the hearts of both foster-parents, and eventually is instrumental in saving their troubled marriage.
Made in FR
6.4/10
2007
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Cast
Gérard Depardieu
As Georges
Nathalie Baye
As Gisèle
Mathieu Amalric
As Jacques
Samy Seghir
As Messaoud / Michou
Catherine Hiegel
As la directrice de l'orphelinat
Philippe Nahon
As le cafetier
Bernard Yerlès
As le copain de Georges
Gérald Laroche
As Robert
Chick Ortega
As Viguier
Mohamed Fellag
As Akli
Christian Bouillette
As Le maire
Abdelhafid Metalsi
As Saïd
Marie Kremer
As Vendeuse papeterie
Gilles Détroit
As Le curé
Ludovic Berthillot
As Max
Medi Kerouani
As Abdel
Robert Plagnol
As Duval
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