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"Bye Bye"
1995
Directed by Karim Dridi

Reminiscent of Kids, Salaam Bombay and Pixote, this realistic slice of urban teen life in modern-day France is a serious yet sensitive tale of two young French-Arab brothers dealing with the clash of cultures and generations in Marseilles. After a family tragedy, Ismael and Mouloud leave Paris and end up on the doorstep of their uncle and family. Once there, the two brothers are pulled apart as one is seduced by the streets and its life of drugs and crime, while the other desperately seeks to rescue him without falling to its temptations. Starring Sami Bouajila, Ouassine Embaek, Nozha Khouadra and Philippe Ambrosini. Color. French with English subtitles.  107 minutes.