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6.9

Life of Jesus (1997)

La vie de Jesus
Running time: 91 min. | Genre: Drama, Thriller, Racism
Life of Jesus

Synopsis

A social movie about life nowadays in the north of France. Freddy and his friends are all unemployed. They try to pass away the time by wandering around on their motorcycles and by directing their aggressive feelings towards Arabic immigrants. Freddy is in love with Marie, a cashier at a local supermarket. When she is proposed by Kader, an young Arab man, Freddy and his friends have an idea: they decide to punish Kader for what they call "such a provocation." After they have raped another girl, Marie finally commits to Kader, which seals his fate.

Nominations & Awards

César Award

  • Best First Work NOMINATED

Cannes Film Festival

  • Golden Camera - Best first feature film NOMINATED

European Film Awards

  • European Discovery Award WINNER

Details

Original title

La vie de Jesus

Director

Bruno Dumont

Producer

3B Productions, Norfilm, C.R.R.A.V, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), Ministère de la Culture de la Republique Française, Canal+, Procirep, Fondation GAN pour le Cinéma, Région Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Running time

91 min.

Screenwriter

Bruno Dumont

Music

Richard Cuvillier

Cinematography

Philippe Van Leeuw

Year

1997

Country

France France

Ranking

IMDb
7.0
Unopeliculas
6.7

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