Gérard Depardieu, Ludovic Berthillot, Mathieu Amalric, Nathalie Baye, Samy Seghir

It is 1960. France encroaches on the wrap-up of the Franco-Algerian war, but for Gallic patriot and military veteran Georges (Gerard Depardieu), intense memories linger of hand-to-hand combat, and eve...( read more  read more... )ry Muslim - in France or abroad - is thus a potential enemy. Georges and his wife, Gisèle (Nathalie Baye) grow desperate for children given their inability to conceive, and have attempted to adopt on several occasions, with no success. On a note of great irony, the attempts finally pay off - with a little raven-haired Muslim boy named Mahmoud (Samy Seghir). Realizing that Georges will never permit this, Gisèle thus sets about disguising the tot as a WASPish European child - carting him back to their home in sunny Berry, France, she dyes his hair blonde, changes his name to Michel, and promptly informs him that he hails from Northern Europe instead of Algeria. So begins the nostalgic drama Michou d'Auber - a film-a-clef for screenwriter Messamoud Hattou, based very loosely on a glossy version of his own childhood. As the picture unfurls, George sets about instilling in the child French linguistics, French patriotism, and stark worship of the patriot Franco general Charles de Gaulle - little recognizing the deception or the ethno-cultural schism that linger before his eyes.~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

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Unrated, 2 hr. 7 min.

Directed by: Thomas Gilou

Release Date: February 28, 2007

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  • August 15, 2009
    Le ton bon enfant et les belles motivations ainsi que l'enthousiasme de ses interprètes font rapidement pardonner les excès et le manque de réalisme par moment de cette comédie à penchant parfois dramatique voir mélodramatique d'un sujet sérieux. le tout se savoure plutôt comme u...( read more)ne belle bouffée de fraîcheur à qui voudra bien se prêter au jeu.
  • May 1, 2008
    Tres bon film ! Gérard Depardieu et Nathalie Baye jouent tres bien, Samy Seghir(Michou) aussi. C'est dommage que Michou retourne a sa famille de départ..
  • April 20, 2008
    A very good movie although the conflict is not so complicated. Love the act of Gerard Depardieu. It was so cool. At the end of the scene, it made me cry. Very touching, a happy and sad ending at the end.
  • November 17, 2007
    Depardieu = Want to see it.

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