Les Trois Cousins
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Les Trois Cousins

8.0 / 10 1970 21mNR French
DramaComedy

Storyline

The Three Cousins ​​is a comedy-drama by René Vautier released in 1970 about the living conditions of three Algerian immigrant cousins ​​looking for work in Paris. Housed in a narrow construction shed, the coal stove will cause them to suffocate. The Three Cousins ​​won the Best Human Rights Film Award in Strasbourg in 1970.

Cast & Crew

Mohamed Zinet

Mohamed Zinet

Lead
FD

Farouk Derdour

HD

Hamid Djellouli

BM

Bruno Muel

RL

Robert Lezian

ÉF

Éric Faucherre

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. René Vautier's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Les Trois Cousins is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker