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Beur sur la ville

2011 · 99 min

A silly, fast-moving French buddy comedy that plays broad jokes about diversity and policing for easy laughs.

Overview: 25-year-old Khalid Belkacem has failed at everything: college education, summer camp instructor's permit, driver's license, and even his BCG. He never expected to become the first "positive discrimination" member of the police force. But as his mother says: "That's France for you! A country where everyone has a chance."

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Tone: absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 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: race
identity
crime
friendship
class
Places: big city
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	5
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Djamel Bensalah
Written by: Djamel Bensalah
Starring: Booder, Issa Doumbia, Sandrine Kiberlain, Josiane Balasko, Gérard Jugnot, Roland Giraud, François-Xavier Demaison, Jean-Claude Van Damme
Music: Rachid Taha
Cinematography: Pascal Gennesseaux
Runtime: 99 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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