Ne m'abandonne pas
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| Ne m'abandonne pas | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Screenplay by |
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| Directed by | Xavier Durringer |
| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | Nicolas Errèra |
| Country of origin | France |
| Original language | French |
| Production | |
| Producer | Joëy Faré |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | Scarlett productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | France 2 |
| Release | 3 February 2016 |
Ne m'abandonne pas (French for Don't Leave Me) is a French TV movie directed by Xavier Durringer, which was broadcast on 3 February 2016 on France 2. The film deals with the topic of young French Muslims who are radicalized and encouraged to go to Syria to join the civil war.
Synopsis[edit]
A French woman experiences her worst nightmare when she discovers that her 17-year-old daughter has been radicalized and plans to travel to Syria to meet her new husband, a jihadist she met online. In order to prevent this, the mother decides to completely isolate her daughter.
Cast[edit]
- Lina El Arabi as Chama
- Samia Sassi as Inès, Chama's mother
- Sami Bouajila as Sami, Chama's father
- Marc Lavoine as Adrien, Louis' father
- Léo Legrand as Louis, Chama's boyfriend, who is fighting in Syria
- Tassadit Mandi as Chama's grandmother
- Sofia Lesaffre as Yasmina, Chama's best friend
- Louise Szpindel as Manon, an ex-convert back from Syria
- Virgile M'Fouilou as Lieutenant Logley
- Meriem Serbah as Nora
- Bachir Tliti as Benjamin
- Évelyne El Garby Klaï as Djemila, Sami's companion
- Théo Taggueb as Noam, Chams's half-brother
- Zoé Daddi-Bourcy as Louisa, Chama's half-sister
- Clara Pirali as Carole
- Nadir Louatib as Omar, a friend of Louis
- Louis-Marie Audubert as the postman
Awards and recognition[edit]
Wins
- 2017 International Emmy Awards: Best TV Movie/Miniseries
- 2017 Monte Carlo TV Festival: Best Long Fiction Program
- 2016 Seoul International Drama Awards: Best Actress for Samia Sassi
- 2016 Seoul International Drama Awards: Best TV Movie
Nominations
- Monte Carlo TV Festival 2017: Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries for Marc Lavoine
Legacy[edit]
A petition was launched in 2016 to request the broadcast of the film in all French high schools. Addressed to Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, the French Minister of National Education, the petition succeeded in reaching its objective of 43,172 signatures, and the Minister responded favourably to the project.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ "Diffusion du téléfilm "Ne m'abandonne pas" dans les lycées de la République française" [Broadcast of the TV Movie "Ne m'abandonne pas" in High Schools in the French Republic.]. facebook.com (in French). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
