''De toutes mes forces'' is a 2017 French drama film directed by Chad Chenouga.

Plot

Nassim, a 16-year-old boy who is placed with a family in the suburbs following the death of his drug addict mother. But he refuses to integrate into the social setting that surrounds him. He invents another life for himself, similar to that of his mates at the big Parisian high school he goes to. There's no reason for that to change. His two lives, his home life and his school life, must be kept separate at all costs.

Cast

* Khaled Alouach as Nassim *

Yolande Moreau Yolande Moreau (born 27 February 1953) is a Belgian comedian, actress, film director and screenwriter. She has won three César Awards from four nominations. Career She made her cinematic debut with director Agnès Varda in two movies: Sept piè ...

as Madame Cousin * François Guignard as Benjamin * Jisca Kalvanda as Zawady * Laurent Xu as Kevin * Daouda Keita as Moussa * Aboudou Sacko as Brahim * Sabri Nouioua as Ryan * Fadila Belkebla * Myriam Mansouri * Chloé Mons * Elodie Gouraud * Marine Moal

Production

The movie is shot in

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and

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

, between March and May 2016. The shooting lasted four weeks.

References

External links

* 2017 drama films French drama films 2010s French-language films 2017 films 2010s French films {{2010s-drama-film-stub