L'esquive (2003)

Director:

Abdel Kechiche

Writer:

Ghalya Laroix (adaptation)

Release Date:

7 January 2004 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

French Suburb | Theater | Rehearsal | Teenager

Awards:

14 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Osman Elkharraz	...	Krimo
Sara Forestier	...	Lydia
Sabrina Ouazani	...	Frida
Nanou Benhamou	...	Nanou
Hafet Ben-Ahmed	...	Fathi
Aurélie Ganito	...	Magalie
Carole Franck	...	French Professor
Hajar Hamlili	...	Zina
Rachid Hami	...	Rachid
Meryem Serbah	...	Krimo's Mother
Hanane Mazouz	...	Hanane
Sylvain Phan	...	Slam
Olivier Loustau	...	Policier
Rosalie Symon	...	Policier
Patrick Kodjo Topou	...	Policier

Also Known As:

Games of Love and Chance (International: English title)
Votre bouche avec la mienne (France) (working title)

Runtime:

France:117 min | USA:123 min | Argentina:117 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Hong Kong:III | New Zealand:R13 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud)

Company:

Lola Films

Trivia:

The movie is dedicated Slaheddine.

Not much suspense but depicts a suburb reality

The life of a band of teenager in a suburb near Paris. But instead of showing what would be the "urban legend" of this kind of poor suburb (violence, rapes...), Abdelatif Kechiche shows us what's the daily life of those guys: not much to do, not much dreams. Still, some of them have fun rehearsing for a play. Among those "players", Lydia, long time friend of Krimo... And Krimo, a bit shy, finds himself in love with this joyful girl. The good thing in this movie is that it shows the suburb as it can be : not really fun but not the awful thing we think it is. No, they're not all juvenile delinquents. Their lives are just no fun. And yes, they don't speak like Moliere did, yes they use F words. It's the way they talk to each other. But when talking to adults, they're just very polite. And even if there's no much suspense in this movie (it's just about wondering if Krimo will go out with Lydia), L'Esquive shows another suburb. A suburb where teenagers (all french, but from different origins, from Spain to Asia) are not dangerous people.