''Métisse'' (also known as ''Café au lait'') is a 1993 French film directed by

Mathieu Kassovitz Mathieu Kassovitz () is a French actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter. He has won three César Awards: Most Promising Actor for '' See How They Fall'' (1994), and Best Film and Best Editing for '' La Haine'' (1995). He also re ...

Plot

Lola, a young West Indian Métis woman, is pregnant. However, she does not know which of her two lovers is the father: Felix, a poor Jewish bicycle courier, or Jamal, the son of affluent African diplomats. When she refuses to get a paternity test, the two men fight to prove to her that they would be a better father.

Cast

Julie Mauduech Julie may refer to: * Julie (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the name Film and television * ''Julie'' (1956 film), an American film noir starring Doris Day * ''Julie'' (1975 film), a Hindi film by K. S. Sethumadhava ...

as Lola Mauduech *

Hubert Koundé Hubert Koundé (born December 30, 1970) is a French actor and film director. He is best known for his role as Hubert in the film written and directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. Early life Koundé was born in France in 1970. He is of Beninese origin ...

as Jamal Saddam Abossolo M'bo *

as Félix *

Vincent Cassel Vincent Cassel (; ; born 23 November 1966) is a French actor. He has earned a César Awards, César Award and a Canadian Screen Awards, Canadian Screen Award as well as nominations for a European Film Awards, European Film Award and a Screen Ac ...

as Max * Héloïse Rauth as Sarah *

Andrée Damant Andrée Damant (20 September 1929 – 6 December 2022) was a French actress. Early life Andrée Damant was born on 20 September 1929 in Avignon. Career Damant starred in many commercials. She also specialized in the roles of sympathetic Méri ...

as Maurice's mother *

Peter Kassovitz Peter Kassovitz (born 7 January 1938) is a Hungarian-French film director and scriptwriter. Personal life He was born to Jewish parents in Budapest, Hungary. He fled the country at the time of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. He is the father ...

as University professor

Reception

''Cafe au Lait'' has an approval rating of 71% on

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, based on 7 reviews, and an average rating of 5.9/10.

References

External links

* * * 1993 films French romantic comedy films Films directed by Mathieu Kassovitz 1990s French films 1993 directorial debut films {{1990s-France-film-stub