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Divines

2016

Houda Benyamina

Oulaya Amamra, Déborah Lukumuena, Kevin Mishel, Jisca Kalvanda ...

6.6

2,429

Drama In a ghetto near Paris where drugs and religion reign supreme, Dounia is hungry for her share of power and success. Enlisting the help of her best friend, Maimouna, she decides to follow the footsteps of a respected dealer. When Dounia meets a young sensuous dancer, another window opens for her through which she glimpses the promise of a very different kind of life.

	Author	Review
United States	Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter	"Benyamina (...) needs to learn that less is sometimes more and all movies don't have to end with a bang."	NEG
United States	Catherine Bray Variety	"Houda Benyamina bursts onto the scene with a punchy, pacy directorial debut, playing as gangster thriller and female buddy movie."	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"A Heavenly Cast Coming-Of-Age Story Told With Real Consequences. (...) Houda Benyamina's ferocious debut is the perfect companion to Céline Sciamma's "Girlhood."	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"[An] exhilarating urban thriller froths with joie de vivre. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	AV Club	"A portrait of combustible banlieue femininity, emanating raw energy and scrappy good humor even as it builds to an unexpectedly tragic and horrifying finale."	POS
United Kingdom	Lee Marshall Screendaily	"This tough, feisty French disaffected youth drama (...) crackles with attitude, anger and lust for life. It’s an energy channelled by Oulaya Amamra (...) knockout performance"	POS

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