Directed by:
Roschdy ZemCinematography:
Jérôme AlmérasCast:
Roschdy Zem, Cécile de France, Pascal Elbé, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Antoine Chappey, André Oumansky, Leïla Bekhti, Abdellah Moundy, Marianne Viard (more)Plots(1)
Guess who's coming to dinner? This might be good as the title for the romantic drama about two young people whose relationship is frowned upon by both their families. The lovers from Verona once had to face the fact that they belonged to two hostile families. Fifty years ago, it was enough if the two lovers didn't have the same colour skin. Today, Arab Ismaël and the Jewish girl Clara are very much in love and are expecting a baby. But while both consider themselves to be French first and foremost, and while religion plays a negligible role in their lives, it doesn't take much for the first conflicts to arise, fanned by unhappy relatives. They each belong to the "other side". It only takes an ironic comment, a spiteful little joke, a well-meant piece of advice from family and friends. The first clashes between Arabs and Jews probably started out in a similar way, but then ultimately led to war. Is it possible for religious prejudice in the 21st century to have such destructive powers? (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Roschdy Zem
France
Best movies:
Go, See, and Become (2005)
Don’t Forget You’re Going to Die (1995)
Department 36 (2004)
Cécile de France
Belgium
Best movies:
Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
Lost Illusions (2021)
The Kid with a Bike (2011)
Pascal Elbé
France
Best movies:
The Other Son (2012)
Heartstrings (2016)
Neuilly Yo Mama! (2009)
Jean-Pierre Cassel
France
Best movies:
No Time for Breakfast (1976)
Anna's Meetings (1978)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Antoine Chappey
France
Best movies:
Le Péril jeune (1994)
I Can't Sleep (1994)
Les Cowboys (2015)
André Oumansky
France
Best movies:
Burnt by the Sun (1994)
Sundays and Cybele (1962)
Babel (2006)
Leïla Bekhti
France
Best movies:
Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
The Source (2011)
A Prophet (2009)
Abdellah Moundy
Best movies:
Since Otar Left (2003)
Of Gods and Men (2010)
Close to Leo (2002) (TV movie)
Marianne Viard
Best movies:
Bad Faith (2006)
Clara et moi (2004)
Farida Ouchani
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Guilty (2011)
The Class (2008)
Qu'est-ce qu'on a tous fait au Bon Dieu ? (2022)
Abdelhafid Metalsi
France
Best movies:
Munich (2005)
Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
Michou d'Auber (2007)
Martine Chevallier
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Don't Worry, I'm Fine (2006)
The Page Turner (2006)
The Mad Women's Ball (2021)
Pierre Alloggia
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Monsieur Chocolat (2016)
Gemma Bovery (2014)
Bad Faith (2006)
Bérangère Bonvoisin
Best movies:
Good Morning, Babylon (1987)
La Lectrice (1988)
Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983)
Simon Bakhouche
Best movies:
Chaos (2001)
Bad Faith (2006)
My Golden Days (2015)
Hervé Falloux
Best movies:
The New Toy (2022)
The Emperor of Paris (2018)
Bad Faith (2006)
Hélène Hardouin
Best movies:
Séraphine (2008)
Bad Faith (2006)
The Man Who Cried (2000)
David Elmaleh
Best movies:
Bad Faith (2006)
A Faithful Man (2018)
Retirement Home (2022)