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The Worst Ones (2022)

07/12/2022 (FR)Drama, Comedy1h 40m
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Overview

The story centres on a group of teenagers street cast in their neighbourhood and selected to play in a feature film during the summer. The film tells the story of this film shoot and of the connections that will be formed during it.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Mallory Wanecque

      Mallory Wanecque

      Lilly

    2. Timéo Mahaut

      Ryan

    3. Johan Heldenbergh

      Johan Heldenbergh

      Gabriel

    4. Loïc Pech

      Jessy

    5. Mélina Vanderplancke

      Maylis

    6. Esther Archambault

      Esther Archambault

      Judith

    7. Matthias Jacquin

      Matthias Jacquin

      Victor

    8. Angélique Gernez

      Mélodie

    9. Dominique Frot

      Dominique Frot

      Ryan's Grandmother

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    A review by Brent Marchant

    4.0
    Written by Brent Marchant on May 24, 2023

    At the risk of sounding snarky, the title of this debut feature from writer-directors Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret could be interpreted in multiple (and unflattering) ways. Suffice it to say, however, this documentary-style drama about a filmmaker seeking to cast his production with nonprofessional actors from a low-income neighborhood (i.e., ghetto) in suburban northern France presents a haphazard mélange of story threads that seem more meandering than insightful or enlightening. The four protagonists who are selected for this fictional work become disapprovingly known as “the worst ones” for...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageFrench

    Budget$2,600,000.00

    Revenue$19,833.00

    Keywords

    • france
    • interview
    • bullying
    • attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd)
    • crying
    • suburb
    • filmmaking
    • child cancer
    • bad kids
    • psychological disorders
    • film crew
    • non-professional acting
    • urban neighborhood
    • teenager