Parisienne
Director: Danielle Arbid Run Time: 119 min. Format: DCP Rating: NR Release Year: 2015 Language: French with English subtitles
Starring: Manal Issa, Paul Hamy, Vincent Lacoste, Damien Chapelle, Dominique Blanc
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The 90’s. Lina, 18, arrives to Paris for her studies. She is looking for what she can’t find in her home country Lebanon: a taste of freedom. Lead by her natural instinct for self-preservation, she experiences different sides of the Parisian jungle and becomes conscious of her own place. Because when you are 18, your dream is to embrace the world – not just one boy…
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