wonders in the suburbs

a film by Jeanne Balibar • in cinemas on 8 January 2020

With

Jeanne BALIBAR, Ramzy BEDIA, Emmanuelle BEART, Mathieu AMALRIC, Bulle OGIER, Florence LOIRET-CAILLE, Philippe KATERINE, Valérie DREVILLE, Anthony BAJON

Synopsis

After a long separation, Joëlle and Kamel finally divorce, but both are on the staff of Emmanuelle Joly, the newly elected mayor of Montfermeil, an underprivileged town on the outskirts of Paris. The mayor’s team gets to work implementing the wonders she promised on the campaign trail: naps for all; crops on rooftops; sexual assistance in the home; harmonization of humans’ breathing; Montfermeil International School of Languages, and so on. But dangerous enemies resolutely sabotage these fine policies as Paris plans its expansion, and Madam Mayor slowly slips into depression. Will we have a wonderful Brioche Day this year?

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Press

Quelle allégresse, Quelle folie, Quelle liberté !
les Inrocks
Utopiste, enthousiasmant et hilarant !
L’Express
Une comédie pleine de malice et d’intelligence
Les Cahiers du Cinéma

Credits

Screenplay: Jeanne Balibar
Cinematography: André Chemetoff
Editing: Dominique Auvray
Sound: Mathieu Villien
Mixing: Stéphane Thiebaut
Production design: Damien Rondeau
Costumes: Marion Morice
Produced by: Mathieu Amalric - Film(s) et Martine Marignac, Isaac Sharry - Vito Films
Co-produced by: Les Fils de , Les Films du Cap, Rectangle production
With the participation of: Cinecap 2, Cinemage 13
With the support of: Ciné +
French distribution: Les Films du Losange
International sales: Les Films du Losange