Michou d'Auber

Overview

Set in France during the struggle for Algerian independence, Messaoud's mother is terminally ill and his father, needing to work long hours in the factory, can't look after him, so decides to put him and his older brother Abdel in foster care. Sent to the countryside, Abdel has to work on a farm, but Messaoud is taken in by a childless woman, who conceals his Arab origins from her fiercely Gaullist ex-army husband. Re-named Michel/Michou, and with his hair comically dyed blond, the young boy quickly steals the hearts of both foster-parents, and eventually is instrumental in saving their troubled marriage.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 28, 2007

Original language

French

Spoken languages

arabic, french

Countries

France

Production

TF1 Films Production,EuropaCorp,MP Productions,MP Productions, TF1 Films Production, EuropaCorp

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0478705