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The Common Man (1975)

The Common Man (1975)

Drama
Release Date: 1975, February 26
Directors: Yves Boisset
Countries: France
Production: Sofracima, Sofracima
Cast: Jean-Pierre Marielle, Pino Caruso, Isabelle Huppert, Jean Bouise, Victor Lanoux, Jean Carmet, Jacques Villeret, Henri Garcin, Paul Bonifas, Michel Peyrelon, Jacques Chailleux, Mohamed Zinet

Overview:

Georges Lajoie is a Parisian café owner. As every summer, Georges, his wife Ginette and grown-up son Léon go on holiday to Loulou's campsite, where they meet up with the Schumacher family (whose father is a bailiff) and the Colin family (who sells bras in the markets). This year, their peace is slightly disturbed by the proximity of a construction site where foreign workers are employed. Xenophobic comments are made. One evening at the ball, a fight breaks out between Lajoie, Albert Schumacher and two algerian immigrant workers...

Keywords:

racism xenophobia injustice rape lynching