Mondialito
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Nicolas Wadimoff
Moussa Maaskri
Antoine Maulini
Emma De Caunes
Anton Kouznetsov
Carlo Brandt
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
At a highway service station, Abdou, a young runaway, befriends Georges the Arab gas jockey. Using a final blow-up with his boss as an excuse, Georges quits his job and decides to accompany Abdou to Marseille where the boy fantasizes about attending a soccer match in the World Cup. Their pockets empty and their heads full of dreams, they travel together, supporting each other over a growing series of obstacles. They meet a menagerie of people along the way: Louisa, the petty drug dealer with a big heart, Oleg the Russian who sells anything you need, the Gypsies who save Georges and then abandon him... Georges returns to his previous existence, as the professional soccer player Ahmed Najid. For Abdou it is an initiatory trip, an apprenticeship at life. Both are seeking their identities and one finds himself still looking for what the other has already lost.
Director
Nicolas Wadimoff
Cast
Moussa Maaskri
Antoine Maulini
Emma De Caunes
Anton Kouznetsov
Carlo Brandt
Crew
Bernard Aubouy
Louis Belanger
Thomas Hardmeier
Bill Laswell
Emilie Laurent
Moussa Maaskri
Andre Martin
Alain Mayor
Ivan Niclass
Bruno Saparelli
Denis Sechaud
Herve Simon
Nicolas Wadimoff
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Best Actor Award (Moussa Maaskri) at the 2000 Tokyo International Film Festival.
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States 2001
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (World Greats) August 24 - September 4, 2000.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (On the Waterfront) January 24 - February 4, 2001.
Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (in competition) October 28 - November 5, 2000.
Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (World Greats) August 24 - September 4, 2000.)
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (On the Waterfront) January 24 - February 4, 2001.)
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (in competition) October 28 - November 5, 2000.)
