Geronimo (2014)
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Céline Sallette, Rachid Yous, David Murgia, Nailia Harzoune
A trusted youth worker tries to halt a neighborhood feud sparked by a teenage girl’s escape from an arranged marriage.
The story
Geronimo, a thirty-year-old youth worker respected by young people in her neighborhood in a city in southern France, has spent years earning their trust. Her life changes when sixteen-year-old Nil Terzi runs away from her arranged marriage to reunite with her sweetheart, Lucky Molina. Their escape sets off a fierce feud between their families: one of Turkish immigrant origin, the other from the Gypsy community. As tensions rise and confrontation erupts, Geronimo finds herself the only person willing to intervene and try to stop the neighborhood from being consumed by the conflict.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Geronimo is a thirty-year-old woman, an honest and respected youth worker who has earned the trust of young people in her neighborhood over the years, in a city in southern France. Her life is turned upside down when Nil Terzi, a sixteen-year-old girl, runs away from her arranged marriage to reunite with her sweetheart, Lucky Molina. Their flight sparks a fierce feud between the lovers’ families, one of Turkish immigrant origin and the other from the Gypsy community. When the confrontation erupts, Geronimo is the only one willing to fight to stop the madness engulfing the neighborhood.
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