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Les Sagards (2000)

Les Sagards (2000)

Drama
Release Date: 2000, January 1
Directors: Dominique Ladoge
Countries: France
Production: CNC, PROCIREP
Cast: Florence Thomassin, Jean-Marie Juan, Samir Djama, Jean-Roger Milo, Jacques Bonnot, Jacques Ladoge

Overview:

Mehdi, 17, is sentenced to perform hours of community service for a minor offense. He arrives in Auvergne where he must serve his sentence - six weeks with a taciturn lumberjack, Abel Vagnier, owner of a sawmill which he operates alone with Tonton, a former wrestler. Abel, overwhelmed, accepts the placement of Mehdi, who discovers work, the countryside and life the hard way, the shock is harsh. He finds himself immersed in a universe where his bearings no longer apply. Communication, initially difficult, is slowly established despite everyone's failings...

Keywords:

juvenile delinquency multiculturalism french meltingpot