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The Nannies

2022 · 105 min

A breezy, good-natured French comedy that mixes fish-out-of-water charm with light social commentary and a sweet romance.

Directed by
Julien Rambaldi
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Eye Haïdara, Ahmed Sylla, Léa Drucker
Overview
Angèle, a thirty-something from Ivory Coast, always cope thanks to the gift of gab and audacity. To escape from a bunch of dangerous criminals, she becomes a nanny in the uptown Paris, hired by Hélène, the single mom of eight years old Arthur. Discovering the work conditions of her colleagues, she decides to stand up for their rights, thanks to a young lawyer who will quickly fall for her.

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Directed by
Julien Rambaldi
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Eye Haïdara, Ahmed Sylla, Léa Drucker
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 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
  • found family
  • justice
  • immigration
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action3
Horror1
Humour7
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Julien Rambaldi
Written by
Julien Rambaldi, Jean-Luc Gaget
Starring
Eye Haïdara, Ahmed Sylla, Léa Drucker, Vidal Arzoni, Élodie Navarre, Marc Zinga, Bwanga Pilipili, Nolan Van de Weyer
Runtime
105 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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