Nadia et les hippopotames (1999)
Directed by Dominique Cabrera

Drama
aka: Nadia and the Hippos

Film Synopsis

In November 1995, the whole of France is paralysed by transport strikes.  The government plan to combat the strike is ill-received by the staff of the national railway, the SNCF, and some - Serge, Claire and Jean-Paul in particular - are motivated to take action against it.  On their return to base just outside Paris they meet a woman named Nadia.  She is carrying a child and is looking for the father who abandoned her when the baby was born.  Understanding the poor woman's distress, the strikers urge her to join them in their combat.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Dominique Cabrera
  • Script: Dominique Cabrera, Philippe Corcuff
  • Cinematographer: Hélène Louvart
  • Music: Béatrice Thiriet
  • Cast: Ariane Ascaride (Nadia), Marilyne Canto (Claire), Thierry Frémont (Serge), Philippe Fretun (Jean-Paul), Najd Hamou-Medja (Christopher), Olivier Gourmet (Andre), Pierre Berriau (Gérard), Laurent Arnal (Sébastien), Michel Bony (Un cheminôt), Sasha Nakache (Christopher bis I), Ruben Nakache (Christopher bis II)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 102 min
  • Aka: Nadia and the Hippos

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