"Waves" Goes the Wrong Direction in Racial Depiction, Despite Its Intent and Beauty
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Heaven Will Wait
Mélanie, 16 years old, lives with her mother. She likes going to school, her friends, playing the cello, and she wants to change the world. But when she meets a boy on the Internet and falls in love with him, her world changes as she is gradually recruited by Daesh. Sonia is 17 years old, and she almost did something irrevocable to “guarantee” her family a place in paradise. These teenage girls might be called Anaïs, Manon or Leila, and one day they all might go some way down the recruitment process. But can they ever come back from it?
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Mélanie, 16 years old, lives with her mother. She likes going to school, her friends, playing the cello, and she wants to change the world. But when she meets a boy on the Internet and falls in love with him, her world changes as she is gradually recruited by Daesh. Sonia is 17 years old, and she almost did something irrevocable to “guarantee” her family a place in paradise. These teenage girls might be called Anaïs, Manon or Leila, and one day they all might go some way down the recruitment process. But can they ever come back from it?
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Émilie Frèche, Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
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Runtime:105 minutes
Studio:UGC Distribution, Willow Films, France 2 Cinéma
Cast
Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
Director
Noémie Merlant
Sonia Bouzaria
Naomi Amarger
Mélanie Thenot
Sandrine Bonnaire
Catherine Bouzaria
Clotilde Courau
Sylvie Thenot
Zinedine Soualem
Samir Bouzaria
Yvan Attal
Yvan Thenot
Ariane Ascaride
Judge
Samia Sassi
Parent group woman
Karine Dogliani
Parent group woman
Bruno García
Parent group man
Marine Béliard
Parent group woman
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