The year is mid-1990,
the Balland family lives in a prairie town east of France. Alain and Nicole plus their daughter
Kelly and son Georges have a happy life.
They like to wear cowboy clothing and enjoy going to listen to western music at a country western fair. When the family is ready to leave for home,
they can’t find Kelly. They start
talking to her friends and learn she has a Muslim boyfriend Ahmed. Everyone seems to think Kelly has left
with Ahmed and also changed her name along with her life. Alain and Georges begin travelling to
try to find Kelly.
Alain becomes
obsessed with finding Kelly. He
becomes cross with anyone trying to discourage his search. He’s willing to give up their savings
and all of his time until he finds Kelly.
I was tempted to turn this off several times. It’s more difficult to keep going because for most of the
film you have to pay attention because of the subtitles. As a bit of a twist, James C. Reilly
has a role in later scenes. I
didn’t find the ending to be satisfying or rewarding? It’s very matter-of-fact? 2 ½* (This movie is OK)
104
min, Drama directed by Thomas Bidegain with Francois Damiens, Finnegan
Oldfield, Agathe Dronne, Ellora Torchia, Antoine Chappey, Maxim Driesen,
Jean-Louis Coulloc’h, Gilles Treton, Francis Leplay.
Note: Imdb 6.8 out of 10, 82% critic 65%
audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 1 ½*, Amazon 3.6* out of 5* with 9
reviews.
Special Note: Filmed
in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India and Rhone-Alpes, France. Thomas Bidegain wrote/co-wrote A Prophet, Rust and Bone and
Dheepan.
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