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Fifteen-year-old Dounia lives with her mother in a rough Parisian suburb, where she has been saddled with the nickname “bastard”.
In a ghetto where trafficking and religion run side by side, Dounia is eager for power and success. Supported by Maimouna, her best friend, she decides to follow in the footsteps of Rebecca, a respected dealer. But when Dounia meets Djigui, a young sensuous dancer, her daily life is disrupted.

Credits

Director
Houda Benyamina
Screenwriter
Houda Benyamina
Producer
Marc-Benoît Créancier
Editor
Julie Dupre
Production Company
Easy Tiger FIlms
Sales Company
Films Boutique
Distributor
Diaphana Distribution, Films Boutique
Cast
Oulaya AMAMRA : Dounia
Déborah LUKUMUENA : Maimouna
Kevin MISCHE : Djigui
Jisca KALVANDA : Rebecca

About the Director

Houda Benyamina
Houda Benyamina is a French-Moroccan director, screenwriter and actor. A graduate of the École Régionale d’Acteurs de Cannes, she trained at the Academy of Minsk, the Ontological Theatre and the Actors’ Studio. She has performed in short and feature-length films and numerous plays, collaborating with Jean-Pierre Vincent and Youri Pobgrenichko, among others. She has directed nine short films that h
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