La Vie en grand (2015)
Directed by Mathieu Vadepied

Drama
aka: Learn by Heart

Film Synopsis

Adama is a fourteen year old boy who lives with his mother in a small two-room apartment in the suburbs of Paris. Even though he shows some promise as a student, his exam results are disappointing. He and Mamadou, a younger boy, are about to change the course of their lives...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Mathieu Vadepied
  • Script: Olivier Demangel, Vincent Poymiro, Mathieu Vadepied
  • Cinematographer: Bruno Romiguière
  • Music: Flemming Nordkrog
  • Cast: Balamine Guirassy (Adama), Ali Bidanessy (Mamadou), Guillaume Gouix (Stanislas Mauger), Idrissa Diabaté (Le grand frère d'Adama), Marion Ploquin (La prof de français)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 93 min
  • Aka: Learn by Heart

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