Fiction

DERNIER MAQUIS

ADHEN
Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche
FRA, Algerien 2008
93 min
V'09

In this visually striking film about religious observances and living wages, writer-director Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche also stars as the owner of an industrial pallet and truck repair yard on the outskirts of Paris. Nicknamed Mao by his employees - largely Arab and African Muslim immigrants - he likes to do what he can to keep everyone happy and productive, as long as it doesn't affect his bottom line. The delicate accord between labor and management goes awry when, in a gesture meant to emphasize the connection between devotion to Allah and a good work ethic, Mao converts an unused portion of the yard into an ad hoc mosque. But instead of placating the workers, Mao's efforts simply turn the heat up on some long simmering resentments that, to his surprise, are about to boil over. (Doug Jones)

Credits
  • Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche - Mao
  • Salim Ameur-Zaïmeche - Mechaniker
  • Abel Jafri - Mechaniker
  • Sylvain Roume - Mechaniker
  • Christian Milla-Darmezin - Titi
  • Larbi Zekkour - Imam
  • Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche
  • Irina Lubtchansky
  • Bruno Auzet
  • Timotey Alazraki
  • Nicolas Bancilhon
  • Sylvain Rifflet
  • Patrick Horel
  • François Musquet
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