Three Dancing Slaves
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58% Critic Match

Three Dancing Slaves

5.8 / 10 2004 1h 26mNR French
DramaCrimeRomance

Storyline

Annecy is no tourist destination for three working-class Algerian brothers and their father, in the months after their mother has died. Marc is deeply troubled: he tries to stiff drug dealers and then plots revenge. Christophe is released from jail, lands a job, and must overcome various temptations in order to keep it. Olivier, nearing 18, may be falling in love with Hicham...

Cast & Crew

Nicolas Cazalé

Nicolas Cazalé

Marc

Lead
Stéphane Rideau

Stéphane Rideau

Christophe

Thomas Dumerchez

Thomas Dumerchez

Olivier

Salim Kéchiouche

Salim Kéchiouche

Hicham

Bruno Lochet

Bruno Lochet

The Father

Vincent Martinez

Vincent Martinez

The Professor

OP

Olivier Perez

Zora the transexual

Jackie Berroyer

Jackie Berroyer

Robert

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gaël Morel's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Three Dancing Slaves is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker