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Paris or Perish

Paris or Perish

2013•1h 33m•5.9/10
Comedy

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5.9/10(308)

Maya is living the ultimate fashionistas dream: she is working as a stylist for one of the French trend setters, in the capital of haute-couture: Paris. One of the IT girls of fashion, shes following her dreams until one night, when her life takes a sudden turn: shes being deported back to Morocco, after being stopped for over speeding, because her Visa expired some time ago. So in no more than 24 hours, shes deported back to her family and original country. The strong cultural shock and the judgmental differences are pushing the woman to obtain back her place in the city of dreams and her dreams, no matter the costs. But that doesn't mean she will have to return alone, as she finds other things also among her way back to the city.

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Production

Gaumont, Mandarin Cinéma, Mandarin Production

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Reem Kherici

Reem Kherici

Maya

Cécile Cassel

Cécile Cassel

Alexandra

Tarek Boudali

Tarek Boudali

Tarek

Philippe Lacheau

Philippe Lacheau

Firmin

Shirley Bousquet

Shirley Bousquet

Emma

Salim Kéchiouche

Salim Kéchiouche

Medhi

Stéphane Rousseau

Stéphane Rousseau

Nicolas

Joséphine Draï

Joséphine Draï

Marine

Julien Arruti

Julien Arruti

Lucas

Sibyl Buck

Sibyl Buck

Victoria

Pom Klementieff

Pom Klementieff

Jess

Frédéric Chau

Frédéric Chau

Mister Chan

Hervé Roger

Policier Centre de Rétention

Tony Saint-Laurent

Tony Saint-Laurent

Sandro

Pascal Boisson

Vigile Maison de Couture

Mohamed Bastaoui

Mohamed Bastaoui

Père de Maya

Fatima Naji

Fatima Naji

Grand-mère Maya

Nadia Kounda

Nadia Kounda

Djalila

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