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Ne m'abandonne pas
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Wikipedia article
'Ne m'abandonne pas' (French: 'Do Not Abandon Me') is a French TV movie directed by Xavier Durringer, which was broadcast on 3 February 2016 on France 2. The film deals with the topic of young French Muslims who are radicalized and encouraged to go to Syria to join the civil war.
Synopsis
A French woman experiences her worst nightmare when she discovers that her 17-year-old daughter has been radicalized and plans to travel to Syria to meet her new husband, a jihadist she met online. In order to prevent this, the mother decides to completely isolate her daughter.
Cast
* Lina El Arabi as Chama
* Samia Sassi as Ins, Chama's mother
* Sami Bouajila as Sami, Chama's father
* Marc Lavoine as Adrien, Louis' father
* Lo Legrand as Louis, Chama's boyfriend, who is fighting in Syria
* Tassadit Mandi as Chama's grandmother
* Sofia Lesaffre as Yasmina, Chama's best friend
* Louise Szpindel as Manon, an ex-convert back from Syria
* Virgile M'Fouilou as Lieutenant Logley
* Meriem Serbah as Nora
* Bachir Tliti as Benjamin
* velyne El Garby Kla as Djemila, Sami's companion
* Tho Taggueb as Noam, Chams's half-brother
* Zo Daddi-Bourcy as Louisa, Chama's half-sister
* Clara Pirali as Carole
* Nadir Louatib as Omar, a friend of Louis
* Louis-Marie Audubert as the postman
Awards and recognition
Wins
* 2017 International Emmy Awards: Best TV Movie/Miniseries* 2017 Monte Carlo TV Festival: Best Long Fiction Program
* 2016 Seoul International Drama Awards: Best Actress for Samia Sassi
* 2016 Seoul International Drama Awards: Best TV Movie
Nominations
* Monte Carlo TV Festival 2017: Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries for Marc LavoineLegacy
A petition was launched in 2016 to request the broadcast of the film in all French high schools. Addressed to Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, the French Minister of National Education, the petition succeeded in reaching its objective of 43,172 signatures, and the Minister responded favourably to the project.
References
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