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Paris or Perish

2013 · 93 min

A light, breezy culture-clash comedy that coasts on charm and silly situations rather than big laughs.

Directed by: Reem Kherici
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Reem Kherici, Cécile Cassel, Tarek Boudali

Overview: Maya is living the ultimate fashionistas dream: she is working as a stylist for one of the French trend setters, in the capital of haute-couture: Paris. One of the IT girls of fashion, shes following her dreams until one night, when her life takes a sudden turn: shes being deported back to Morocco, after being stopped for over speeding, because her Visa expired some time ago. So in no more than 24 hours, shes deported back to her family and original country. The strong cultural shock and the judgmental differences are pushing the woman to obtain back her place in the city of dreams and her dreams, no matter the costs. But that doesn't mean she will have to return alone, as she finds other things also among her way back to the city.

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Directed by: Reem Kherici
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Reem Kherici, Cécile Cassel, Tarek Boudali

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
class
immigration
ambition
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Realism	6
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Complexity	3
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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Reem Kherici
Written by: Philippe Lacheau, Reem Kherici, Morgan Spillemaecker
Starring: Reem Kherici, Cécile Cassel, Tarek Boudali, Philippe Lacheau, Shirley Bousquet, Salim Kéchiouche, Stéphane Rousseau, Joséphine Draï
Music: Laurent Aknin
Cinematography: Nicolas Massart
Runtime: 93 min
Country: France
Languages: Arabic, French

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