MICHOU D’AUBER

By Thomas Gilou
Comedy, France, 2006, 124 minutes
With: Gérard Depardieu, Nathalie Baye, Samy Seghir
DISTRIBUTION: Equinoxe Films

In the midst of the Algerian war, 9-year old Messaoud lives in a foster home. Gisele, his adopted mother, conceals his Arab
origins from the town and from her husband Georges. So Messaoud is renamed Michou. This lie is revealed and jeopardizes their burgeoning relationship. Gérard Depardieu, Nathalie Baye and Samy Seghir give truly moving erformances.