WE NEED A VACATION

By Didier Bivel

French release January 16, 2002

Length 86 min

With Aymen Saidi, Ibrahim Koma, Nabil El Bouhairi,
Bernard Blancan, Hiam Abbass, Thomas Pitiot, Rochelle Redfield, Florence Loiret-Caille

Screenplay by Didier Bivel, Djamila Djabri, Marc Syrigas and Philippe Lasry

Original soundtrack by Martin Wheeler

Synopsis It's the start of the summer vacation. Two boys around ten years old, Adama and Lucien, have to spend the whole summer in their rough neighborhood. They decide to head for the sun on their own. To get there, anything goes, they use every trick in their bag.

Produced by
Sunday Morning Productions

In coproduction with
France 2 Cinéma
Les Films A4

French distributor
Mars Distribution

International sales
Pyramide International

Supported by
Canal +
Havas Images
Sofinergie
Région Centre
Haute-Normandie region
Media Programme
Procirep

Saint Jean de Luz Film Festival
Best Feature Film Prize
Audience Prize
Ciné Cinémas Prize

Festival Selections
Auch - Festival Ciné 32
Mons International Film Festival