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New Biz in the Hood

2019 · 90 min

A breezy culture-clash comedy that coasts on charm and easy laughs as a Parisian agency stumbles into the banlieue.

Overview: Fred Bartel is the charismatic boss of a trendy Parisian communication agency, Happy Few. After a heated tax audit, he was forced by the administration to relocate overnight his company in La Courneuve. Fred and his team meet Samy, a young suburb who will quickly propose to teach them the rules and practices to adopt in this new environment.

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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: class
identity
work
friendship
race
Places: big city
workplace
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Mohamed Hamidi
Written by: Khaled Amara, Michaël Souhaité, Mohamed Hamidi
Starring: Gilles Lellouche, Malik Bentalha, Sabrina Ouazani, Camille Lou, Anne-Elisabeth Blateau, Loïc Legendre, Hugo Becker, Harmandeep Palminder
Cinematography: Laurent Dailland
Runtime: 90 min
Country: France, Belgium
Languages: Chuvash, French

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