Kamel is an adolescent who has always lived in the streets.After the theft of a scooter Kamel has to chose between the prison or a social work.Kamel chooses the social work.His duty is to take care of Adèle, a retired old lady with Alzheimer condition.A very difficult duty because Adèle escapes from her apartment every time and walks alone through the town.The first days of social work are a true challenge for Kamel.Besides Adèle's son, who is very occupied doesn't have any time for his mother and wants to put her in a special retirement home.Little by little Adèle and Kamel will know and appreciate each other.
Acting
Nadine Alari's Alzheimer's portrayal is devastatingly precise.
Writing
Avoids every cliché of the 'unlikely friendship' genre.
Direction
Monnet lets silence do the heavy lifting.
Director
Vincent Monnet
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 2005 TV film quietly predicted France's ongoing crisis in elder care and immigrant youth integration, making it uncomfortably prescient viewing today.
Aymen Saïdi was a complete unknown discovered in open casting; his raw chemistry with veteran Nadine Alari was so immediate they rewrote scenes to expand their screen time together.
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