International Panorama · 44th Edition
Parisian Hustle
RUE DES DAMES
Director
Hamé Bourokba, Ekoué Labitey
Country
France
Runtime
1 h 37 min
Language
French, English
Premiere
MENA premiere (Middle East and North Africa)
Synopsis
Mia finds out she’s pregnant when she’s about to get kicked out of her apartment. A manicurist by day, to make ends meet, she offers her salon clients paying tickets to parties attended by famous footballers.
Cast
Sandor Funtek, Bakary Keita, Amir Bettayeb
Screenplay
Hamé Bourokba, Ekoué Labitey
Producers
Hamé Bourokba, Ekoué Labitey
About the Director
A French director and rapper. Wanting to surround himself with images, Hamé studied cinema at the Sorbonne. Rap played a big part in his life; he collaborated with the group La Rumeur. After obtaining his master's degree in film and literature, Hamé was awarded a scholarship. He spent a year at New York University's Tisch School of Art.French author, rapper, director, member of the group La Rumeur. As a producer, he is known for THE LAST PARISIANS (2016), L ENKAS (2018). He directed the mini-series of INK (2010) and the feature film MON NOM À PIGALLE (2017).
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