Brooklyn
Directed by
France
2014
83 min
- French
Drama
Urban World Festival, New YorkRio de Janeiro IFF
The story focuses on Coralie (Kt Gorique), who runs away from Switzerland. She arrives in Paris to test her luck in Hip Hop music. She’s hired as a cook in a local association of the Parisian suburb Saint-Denis. Coralie meets Issa (Rafal Uchiwa), the rising star of the hood…
Awards
- Special Mention to the performance of Kt Gorique and Pascal Tessaud - Milano FF
- Grand Prix for Best Original Score - Aubagne IFF
Festivals
Credits
- Cast
- KT Gorique
- Rafal Uchiwa
- Jalil Naciri
- Liliane Rovere
- Veronique Ruggia
- Blade MC
- Despee Gonzales
- Babali Show
- Houaby
- Akram
- Inaya
- Bouzid
- Sarah Guem
- Zirko
- Manon Leroy
- Ali Mechoub
- Jean-Paul Bathany
- Nes Pounta
- VR
- Poops
- Evil Shiro
- Screenplay
- Pascal Tessaud
- Cinematography
- Fabien Rodesch
- Sebastien Bages
- Pascal Tessaud
- Editing
- Nicolas Milteau
- Amandine Normand
- Music
- Khulibai
- Calogero Di Benedetto
- DJ Dusty
- Production
- LES ENFANTS DE LA DALLE
- Festival Bookings
- THE FESTIVAL AGENCY
Press
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You can see Cassavetes’ influence in this totally modern view of Hip Hop as rappers improvise their parts in the same style that John Cassavetes used in Shadows...It shows the intelligence and the seriousness of rap a la Francais...
Pascal Tessaud
France
Pascal Tessaud is born in Paris. After studying Literature, Cinema and Philosophy at Nanterre University, he worked 3 years at Saint Denis in an association before starting directing films.
He has done three short films: NOCTAMBULES in 2003, with the Palestinian actress Hiam Abbass, L'ETE DE NOURA in 2005, FACIES in 2008 and WORDS ARE BURNING US (2007) about the French poetry slam Movement which has been screened in 35 countries.