Les Ajoncs
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Les Ajoncs

8.5 / 10 1970 13mNR French
ComedyAdventure

Storyline

An unemployed Algerian worker leaves Paris by hitchhiking. He soon found himself in Brittany and, seduced by the beauty of wild gorse, eventually established himself as a gorse merchant. But for problems with parking his little cart, he had a rough explanation with a law enforcement officer. The happy intervention of factory workers, the eager kindness they showed him, saved him from despair. This film is part of a trilogy "Them And Us" with the films "Les 3 Cousins" and "Techniquement Si Simple".

Cast & Crew

Mohamed Zinet

Mohamed Zinet

Lead
René Vautier

René Vautier

Le Policier

Nicole Le Garrec

Nicole Le Garrec

L'Ouvrière

Elisabeth Wiener

Elisabeth Wiener

Voice

What People Are Saying

5.0
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 Ajoncs is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker