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La Bataille du rail (2021)
Director: Jean-Charles Paugam
Cast: Pierre Lottin, Clara Ponsot, Yasin Houicha, Bénédicte Dessombz
Runtime82 min
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Franck (Pierre Lottin), an all-time squatter, finds himself in a complicated trade-off: sell coke for his friend Malik (Yasmin Houicha) in exchange for a place to sleep. The problem is, Franck is no dealer, he even never took coke. Between his slip-ups, the meeting of a dealer, a real one (Clara Ponsot) and his colourful clients, the night is going to be long for our dealer wannabe. Very, very long...
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La Bataille du rail is a 2021 French comedy film directed by Jean-Charles Paugam. The film follows Franck, an amateur drug dealer who finds himself in over his head when he agrees to sell cocaine for his friend Malik. While the film has not received significant critical acclaim or awards recognition, it appears to have garnered a generally positive reception from audiences based on its IMDb rating.
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Fans of quirky French comedies will delight in the madcap antics of La Bataille du rail, directed by Jean-Charles Paugam in 2021. The film blends slapstick humor and social commentary as it follows a well-meaning but hapless 'drug dealer' portrayed by the talented actor Pierre Lottin, who navigates a chaotic night of missteps and unexpected encounters.
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The Battle of the Rails is a 1946 French war film directed by René Clément. It depicts the efforts by railway workers in the French Resistance to sabotage German military transport trains during the Second World War, particularly during the Invasion of Normandy by Allies. Many of the cast were genuine railway workers. While critics have often historically treated it as similar to Italian neorealism, it is closer to the traditional documentaries on which the director had worked.
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