8 Times Up

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Part of “Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2010.” Director Xabi Molia and star Julie Gayet in person.

When a woman (Julie Gayet) struggling to make ends meet and get back custody of her son is evicted, she joins her perpetually unemployed neighbor (Denis Podalydès) in a makeshift camp in the forest. In his disarming and poignant debut feature, director Xabi Molia examines the pressures of modern society as seen through the eyes of two memorable misfits doing their best to start over against the odds.

• Country France
• Language French
• Rating NR
• Year 2009
• Running Time 103 minutes
• Director Xabi Molia

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