Directed by:
Pierre-François Martin-LavalComposer:
Pascal LengagneCast:
Gérard Depardieu, Isabelle Nanty, Pierre-François Martin-Laval, Didier Flamand, Ahmed Assad, Corinne Valancogne, Marion Lubat, Machita Daly, Pierre Gommé (more)Plots(1)
8-year old Fahim (Assad Ahmed) has to leave Bangladesh in a hurry with his father and flees to Paris. Once there, their troubles are far from over. Where can they find somewhere to live - and a job for the father? Thanks to his extraordinary talent for chess, Fahim finds a sponsor and friend in chess trainer Sylvain (Gérard Depardieu). But shortly before the championships his father is threatened with deportation. Fahim has no choice: he has to become French champion. (Filmfest Hamburg)
(more)Cast
Gérard Depardieu
France
Best movies:
Jean de Florette (1986)
Two Men in Town (1973)
Shut Up! (2003)
Isabelle Nanty
France
Best movies:
Amélie (2001)
The Visitors (1993)
Not on the Lips (2003)
Pierre-François Martin-Laval
France
Best movies:
Girl on the Bridge (1999)
Le Temps des amours (2007) (TV movie)
Serial Lover (1998)
Didier Flamand
France
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
Wings of Desire (1987)
The Chorus (2004)
Ahmed Assad
Best movies:
Fahim (2019)
Corinne Valancogne
Best movies:
All Three of Us (2015)
Les Indésirables (2023)
Team Spirit (2016)
Marion Lubat
Best movies:
The Traveller (2019) (series)
Fahim (2019)
Demi-sœurs (2018)
Machita Daly
Best movies:
The Specials (2019)
Fahim (2019)
Pierre Gommé
France
Best movies:
The Three Musketeers: Milady (2023)
Deerskin (2019)
Fahim (2019)
Emmanuel Ménard
Best movies:
La Belle Epoque (2019)
BPM (Beats Per Minute) (2017)
Anna (2019)