''Invisibles'' (french: Les Invisibles) is a 2018 French comedy-drama film directed by Louis-Julien Petit, based on the 2015 novel ''Sur la Route des Invisibles, Femmes Dans La Rue'' by

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. The film premiered at the 2018

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and was released on 9 January 2019, to generally positive reviews.

Plot

L'Envol, a day center for homeless women in Anzin, France, closes its doors: only 4% of the women who've been there have been reintegrated, which the city council considers to be insufficient. The civil workers decide to protest against these measures through

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and the secret installment of a therapeutic workshop and a sleeping hall in a squatter's home...

Cast

* Audrey Lamy as Audrey Scapio *

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as Manu * Noémie Lvovsky as Hélène * Déborah Lukumuena as Angélique * Marianne Garcia as Marianne / '

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' * Adolpha Van Meerhaeghe as Chantal * Patricia Mouchon as Patricia / ' Edith Piaf' * Khoukha Boukherbache as Khoukha / ' Marie-José Nat' * Bérangère Toural as Bérangère / ' Simone Veil' * Patricia Guery as Patricia / '

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' * Marie-Christine Descheemaker as Marie-Christine / ' Brigitte Macron' * Laetitia Grigy as Monique * Fedoua Laafou as Fedoua / ' Salma Hayek' * Stéphanie Brayer as Stéphanie / ' Françoise Hardy' * Marie-Thérèse Boloke Kanda as Marie-Thérèse / ' Mimie Mathy' * Aïcha Bangoura as Aïcha / ' Vanessa Paradis' * Dominique Manet as Dominique / ' Brigitte Fontaine' * Assia Menmadala as Assia / ' Dalida' * Sarah Suco as Julie Carpentier * Pablo Pauly as Dimitri * Brigitte Sy as Béatrice * Quentin Faure as Laurent * Marie-Christine Orry as Catherine Paraire * Fatsah Bouyahmed as Esteban * Antoine Reinartz as Deputy mayor

Release

The film had its world premiere at the

on 22 August 2018 and was released in theaters on 9 January 2019.

Reception

Box office

''Invisibles'' grossed $0 in North America and $19 million worldwide.

Critical response

On French review aggregator AlloCiné, the film holds an average rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on 25 professional reviews.

References

External links

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at AlloCiné (in French) {{DEFAULTSORT:Invisibles 2018 films 2018 comedy-drama films 2010s French-language films French comedy-drama films French feminist films Unemployment in fiction Films shot in France Films set in France Cultural depictions of Diana, Princess of Wales Cultural depictions of Édith Piaf Cultural depictions of Ilona Staller Cultural depictions of Dalida 2010s French films