Coming October 31
Bambino
COMédie DRAMATIQUE  |  20 MINUTES  |  2023

Perdue en pleine campagne avec deux enfants ingérables, Siham cherche une mystérieuse fête. Pendant ce temps, un rassemblement énigmatique se trame ailleurs. Une aventure inattendue s'annonce.

Stranded in the countryside, Siham loses hope of finding the elusive party, while her kids, Marguerite and Arthur, make the drive unbearable. Meanwhile, a mysterious gathering unfolds in a distant gymnasium. Tensions rise on all fronts.
Coming October 31
BambinoBambino
COMÉDIE DRAMATIQUE  |  20 MINUTES  |  2023

Perdue en pleine campagne avec deux enfants ingérables, Siham cherche une mystérieuse fête. Pendant ce temps, un rassemblement énigmatique se trame ailleurs. Une aventure inattendue s'annonce.

Stranded in the countryside, Siham loses hope of finding the elusive party, while her kids, Marguerite and Arthur, make the drive unbearable. Meanwhile, a mysterious gathering unfolds in a distant gymnasium. Tensions rise on all fronts.

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Expressions you'll learn:

 Part 1

  • Une belle-mère
  • Un merdier
  • Éclaté·e au sol
  • Un blédard
  • Larguer
  • La cambrousse
  • Une michetonneuse
  • Une cagole
  • Ras la salle de jeux

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  • Mettre le paquet
  • Une réplique
  • Aux abonnés absents
  • Un mouflet
  • Un·e gamin·e
  • Un·e mioche
  • Un merdeux
  • S'en taper
  • Redescendre d'un cran
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Bambino
Synopsis (fr)
Perdue en pleine campagne au volant de sa vieille Kangoo, Siham désespère de trouver « cette foutue boum ». A l’arrière, Marguerite et Arthur, 15 et 8 ans, sont décidés à lui faire vivre un enfer. Dans cette cellule de crise roulante, la tension va crescendo. Ailleurs… dans un gymnase transformé en salle de réunion, un mystérieux rassemblement se prépare.
Synopsis (en)
Lost in the middle of the countryside, Siham loses hope of ever finding this damn party. In the back of the car, Marguerite and Arthur, 15 and 8 years old, are determined to make her life hell. In this crisis centre on wheels, the tension mounts. Elsewhere... in a gymnasium transformed into a meeting room, a mysterious gathering is under way.
Director: Claire Patronik; Production: Jessica Cressy, Sarah Derny, Frederic Dubreuil; Screenplay: Claire Patronik; Image: Hugues Espinasse; Sound: Hassan Kamrani; Editing: Théo Gonon; Soundtrack: Maxime Brossier, Jeanne Patronik
Cast: Maïa Bouquet, François de Brauer, Arthur Chaverot, Laure Guerin, Annabelle Hettmann, Baya Kasmi, Audrey Looten, Estelle Meyer, Sabine Pakora, Sofia Teillet, Zineb Triki