La Squale (2000)
Directed by Fabrice Genestal

Drama
aka: The Squale

Film Synopsis

Désirée, alias La Squale, basks in the reputation of the father she never knew - Souleymane, an infamous mobster.  Whenever her path crosses that of the gang boss Toussaint she never ceases to attract his gaze.  Even though he is obsessed with Yasmine, a shy girl closeted at home by her brothers, Désirée succeeds in making a conquest of him.  It turns out to be a hollow victory, as Toussaint, an unrepentant rapist, abandons and betrays her.  Devastated, Désirée is about to discover the truth of her origins...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Fabrice Genestal
  • Script: Fabrice Genestal, Nathalie Vailloud
  • Cinematographer: Eric Guichard
  • Music: Cut Killer
  • Cast: Esse Lawson (Désirée), Tony Mpoudja (Toussaint), Khereddine Ennasri (Anis), Stéphanie Jaubert (Yasmine), Denis Lavant (Le joker), Foued Nassah (Samir), François Delaive (Steve), Zakariya Gouram (Redouane), Lokman Nalcakan (Lokman), Akim Hadj (Ibrahim), Félicité N'Gijol (La mère de Désirée), Micheline Dieye (La mère de Toussaint), Fatiha Cheriguene (La mère de Yasmine), Sabrina Perret (Amina), Antoine Laurent (Pierre), Ludivine Maffren (Leila), Galamelah Lagra (Akim), Adiatou Sakho (Hortense), Banah Touré (Cynthia), Shakara Chea (Vanessa)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 100 min
  • Aka: The Squale

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