Synopse
Régis is growing up on a council estate in a suburb of Strasburg and leads a double life: a good pupil at school during the day, at night he deals drugs. At the weekend he plays live with his band, the New African Poets. The teenager dreams of success with honest work, but can't get away from the deal money which he needs for his musical ambitions. When Régis loses some friends to violence and drugs, he draws a radical line under his previous life. He converts to Islam, calls himself Abd Al Malik – and finds his own artistic identity in rap and slam poetry. May Allah Bless France! is a powerful monochome biopic based on the autobiography of the director Abd Al Malik from the year 2004.
Regie
ABD AL MALIK (*1975) is one of the most striking personalities on the French music scene and author of several books. May Allah Bless France! is his debut as film director.
Info
Original Title: Qu'Allah bénisse la France!
International Title: May Allah Bless France
Category: Feature
Section: Veto!
Version & Subtitles: French OV with English subtitles
Director & Screenplay: Abd Al Malik
Cast/Protagonists: Marc Zinga, Sabrina Ouazani, Larouci Didi, Mickael Nagenraft, Matteo Falkone, Stéphane Fayette-Mikano
Production country: France
Year of Production: 2014
Length: 96 min
Producer: Denis Pineau-Valencienne, François Kraus, Fabien Coste
Production company: Films du Kiosque
Cinematography: Pierre Aïm
Editor: Kako Kelber
Music: Abd Al Malik, Laurent Garnier
Production Design: Mathieu Menut
World Sales: Sanam Madjedi, Films Distribution
