We Need a Vacation

Starring:Thylda BarÃ¨s, Siraboula Sissoko, Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux, Thomas Pitiot, Ibrahim Koma, Aymen SaÃ¯di, Albert Goldberg, Nabil El Bouhairi, Makan Fofana, Hawa YakarÃ© Sissoko, Marie-PhilomÃ¨ne Nga, Moussa Sanogo, Laura Mas Navarro, Hiam Abbass, Bernard Blancan, Nathalie Spitzer, Roland Marchisio, Tadie Tuene, Rachid Debbouze, Jonathan Haddad
Director: Didier Bivel
Studio: Picture This!
Product Type: DVD

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Refreshing
A Completely Delightful and Tender Little Film About Disenfranchised Kids
A Must See!
Donne-moi des vacances!

We Need a Vacation
Starring: Thylda Barès , Siraboula Sissoko , Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux , Thomas Pitiot , and Ibrahim Koma
Director: Didier Bivel
Manufacturer: Picture This!
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0002B55G6
Release Date: 2006-05-30

Customer Reviews:

Refreshing.......2007-01-23

Simple story of suburb children dreaming to get a vacation during summer holidays and actually getting it.

A Completely Delightful and Tender Little Film About Disenfranchised Kids.......2007-01-08

'Fais-moi des vacances' (WE NEED A VACATION) is a finely wrought little film that studies the disparities between the classes in France while introducing us to a warmly tender and humorous friendship between two young lads. Directed and written by Didier Bivel (with writing assistance from Djamila Djabri) it offers a slice of life we rarely see - that underbelly of France's projects where mixed races strive to exist without the amenities of those with means who surround their neighborhoods.

Lucien (Aymen Saïdi) lives with his father (Bernard Blancan), mother (Hiam Abbass), young sister Pamela (Laura Mas Navarro), and his tough streetwise older brother José (Nabil El Bouhairi) in a small flat. Close by is his African friend Adama (Ibrahim Koma) and his equally poor family of father (Makan Fofana), mother (Marie-Philomène Nga) and sister Fanta (Hawa Yakaré Sissoko). As school ends the kids whose families have money take them on a vacation, a state neither Lucien nor Adama can afford despite their obsession with that luxury. The two boys manipulate funds and ideas and ultimately come up with the idea of secretly jumping aboard a RUV of a family headed for the beach. BUT despite the success of their plan and the encouragement of the daughter of the van's owners, the boys end up not at the beach but at a nudist camp, a fact that makes them flee! Upon returning home both boys' families punish their activities and when Lucien seeks comfort from his older brother, José beats him and tells him to grow up. In the end the boys finagle their way to the beach, but of course by this time vacation time is over and they are on an empty beach re-evaluating their lives.

The cast is uniformly strong, the writing is excellent, and the camera work not only captures the claustrophobia of the projects but also opens up the vistas of the boys' imaginations. It is a fine little film, one deserving of a wide audience. Grady Harp, January 07

A Must See!.......2005-07-18

A profoundly poignant and thought provoking French coming of age drama about two young youths desperately in need of time away from their poverty stricken homes. The performances by the two males leads are unforgettable and the writing and direction is top notch. The score for the film (particularly its theme song) is quite a effective as is also the cinematography.

Donne-moi des vacances!.......2004-11-27

Two friends from a French inner-city dream of getting away to the sunshine. They try various means of raising money and stowing away in caravans and coaches to half live out their dream. This is set against their relationships with their families (petty criminal brother, loving mothers etc.).
Contains some genuinely amusing moments as well as the tristesse of their lives.

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