Les Mains en l'air (2010)
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Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Hippolyte Girardot, Linda Doudaeva, Jules Ritmanic, Louna Klanit, Louka Masset, Jeremie Yousaf, Drama Sarambounou
After one of her friends is deported, a Paris schoolgirl faces a threat of her own.
The story
In 2009 Paris, Milana, a fifth-grade student of Chechen origin, is part of a group of friends that includes Blaise, Alice, Claudio, Ali, and Youssef. When Youssef, who has no papers, is deported, Milana is threatened in turn. The children feel they are in danger.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Milana remembers what happened to her sixty years ago. In 2009, Milana, who is of Chechen origin, is a fifth-grade student in Paris. Her friends—her gang—are Blaise, Alice, Claudio, Ali, and Youssef. But one day, Youssef, who has no papers, is deported. Then Milana is threatened in turn. Feeling that they are in danger, the children decide to take action. They pledge always to stick together and hatch a plan to save Milana.
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