Overview
Bellisha is a good Jewish boy. He is a 27-year-old curly-haired, weak and nonchalant young man who struggles to become an adult. He still lives with his mother, Giselle, in a poor neighborhood. After the closing of the last synagogue, it is the turn of the last kosher grocery store to close its doors. That's it, they are the last Jewish family in the area. But much to Giselle's dismay, Bellisha doesn't particularly want to leave. He feels comfortable and positive, despite the tensions in the community and his mother's rapidly deteriorating health.
Director and cast
- Michael Zindel as Bellisha
- Agnès Jaoui as Giselle
- Solal Bouloudnine as Asher
- Eva Huault as Mira
- Khalid Maadour as L'adjoint au maire
- Pierre-Henry Salfati as Le père
- Jean-Claude Bolle-Reddat as Le client picard
- Redouanne Harjane as Le prof de krav-maga
- Youssouf Gueye as Moussa
- Marc Geissmann as M. Bloch
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