6.040 minSeason 1 • Episode 4
LatestTo escape her violent stepfather Denis, 16-year-old Nismet decides to flee her home and ends up on the street of her own free will. The teenager has not yet told her mentally unstable mother about the attempts at violence by Denis. Nismet struggles on alone for the time being and is worried when she suddenly can no longer reach Najoua. Has Denis possibly done something to her? Shortly afterwards, the runaway is picked up by the police and placed in a temporary home for children and young people. There she finds a friend in Souad. A juvenile court judge finally wants to find a solution together with Najoua and Denis.
Acting
Boulanouar's silence speaks louder than any dialogue.
Direction
Faucon's observational style refuses easy catharsis.
Production
The group home feels claustrophobically authentic.
Creator
Philippe Faucon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Faucon continues his decades-long examination of France's marginalized communities, here focusing on invisible youth slipping through welfare cracks.
The four-episode structure mirrors real temporary housing placements — designed to feel provisional, reinforcing Nismet's rootlessness.
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