''Zim and Co.'' is a 2005 French film directed by

Pierre Jolivet Pierre Jolivet (; born 9 October 1952) is a French director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. His film '' Zim and Co.'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival and his film '' The Night Watchman'' won the ...

. It was screened in the

Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films w ...

section at the

2005 Cannes Film Festival The 58th Cannes Film Festival started on 11 May and ran until 22 May 2005. Twenty movies from 13 countries were selected to compete. The awards were announced on 21 May. The Palme d'Or went to the Belgium, Belgian film ''L'Enfant (film), L'Enfant ...

, the first time a film by Jolivet had been selected. The film won the Grand Prize of the third Festival of European Film in Ljubljana (2008), organized by EUNIC (the European Union of National Institutes for Culture). Adrien Jolivet (son of the director), in his first film, who also co-composed the soundtrack, was nominated for the César Meilleur Espoir Masculin (Most Promising Newcomer) in

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

.Official César website entry for Adrien Jolivet
accessed 4 January 2023. Jolivet described the themes of the film as "those who young people living in suburbs deal with: employment problems, prejudices, racism, violence, lack of sympathy, shady dealings and repression but above all friendship and perseverance".Cannes 2005 Un Certain Regard - Zim and Co : a sharp and coloured film, by Marie-France Dupagne
Cineuropa website, accessed 23 May 2023. In order to grasp the daily reality of today’s young people, Pierre Jolivet gave an early version of the screenplay to Adrien and his friend Yannick Nasso, two of the main characters of the film to verifty how authentic it was.

Plot

Following an accident where he crashes his motorbike into a car, 20-year-old Zim is arrested; the judge agrees to allow him to avoid jail, if he finds a proper job within a month. The only job he finds, requires a car and driving licence and he has neither. His friends rally to help him out.

Cast

* Adrien Jolivet - Victor Zimbietrovski, called Zim *

Mhamed Arezki Mhamed Arezki (born 1984) is a French actor of Algeria origins best known for his starring and supporting roles in French television series. He portrays ''Lyès Beloumi'' on the action packed, comedic, police drama '' Les Bleus'', ''young Tony'' ...

- Cheb * Yannick Nasso - Arthur *

Naidra Ayadi Naidra Ayadi is a French actress. She won the César Award for Most Promising Actress in 2012 for her role in the film ''Polisse''. Life and career Naidra Ayadi was born to a Tunisian family in Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis, in the northern su ...

- Safia *

Nathalie Richard Nathalie Richard (born 6 January 1963) is a French actress. Richard was born in Paris, France. She received the Prix Michel Simon film prize for most promising actress/actor for her role in the 1988 Jacques Rivette film '' Gang of Four''. Fi ...

- Zim's mother *

Nicolas Marié Nicolas Marié is a French actor and writer. Theater Filmography Dubbing References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marie, Nicolas French male film actors Living people 20th-century French male actors 21st-century Frenc ...

- M. Rangin *

Maka Kotto Maka Kotto (born December 7, 1961) is a Cameroonian-born French-Canadian politician. Educated in France, Kotto immigrated to Quebec, Canada, where he was an educator before entering politics. Kotto was a Parti Québécois member of the National A ...

- Père Arthur * Abbes Zahmani - Nourdine * Jean-Philippe Vidal - Pascal *

Guilaine Londez Guilaine Londez (born 1 January 1965) is a French film actress. She has appeared in more than sixty films since 1991. Filmography Theater References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Londez, Guilaine 1965 births Living people French ...

- The judge *

Vincent Grass Vincent Grass (born 9 January 1949) is a Belgian actor. He has appeared in a number of both European and American film and television productions, the first being the Belgian television production ''Siska Van Roosemaal'' in 1973. Grass played Fian ...

- The teacher *

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- The mother of Cheb *

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- Madame Merceron * Wilfried Romoli - Will * Jean-Claude Frissung - The old worker * Pierre Diot - Sport-In head of personnel

References

External links

* 2005 films 2000s French-language films Films directed by Pierre Jolivet 2000s French films Films set in Île-de-France {{2000s-France-film-stub