''Zim and Co.'' is a 2005 French film directed by

Pierre Jolivet Pierre Jolivet (; born 9 October 1952) is a French director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. His film ''Zim and Co.'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival and his film ''The Night Watchman (2015 film) ...

. It was screened in the

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section at the

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, the first time a film by Jolivet had been selected. The film won the Grand Prize of the third Festival of European Film in Ljubljana (2008), organized by EUNIC (the European Union of National Institutes for Culture). Adrien Jolivet (son of the director), in his first film, who also co-composed the soundtrack, was nominated for the César Meilleur Espoir Masculin (Most Promising Newcomer) in

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.Official César website entry for Adrien Jolivet
accessed 4 January 2023. Jolivet described the themes of the film as "those who young people living in suburbs deal with: employment problems, prejudices, racism, violence, lack of sympathy, shady dealings and repression but above all friendship and perseverance".Cannes 2005 Un Certain Regard - Zim and Co : a sharp and coloured film, by Marie-France Dupagne

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website, accessed 23 May 2023. In order to grasp the daily reality of today’s young people, Pierre Jolivet gave an early version of the screenplay to Adrien and his friend Yannick Nasso, two of the main characters of the film to verifty how authentic it was.

Plot

Following an accident where he crashes his motorbike into a car, 20-year-old Zim is arrested; the judge agrees to allow him to avoid jail, if he finds a proper job within a month. The only job he finds, requires a car and driving licence and he has neither. His friends rally to help him out.

Cast

* Adrien Jolivet - Victor Zimbietrovski, called Zim *

Mhamed Arezki Mhamed Arezki (born 1984) is a French actor of Algeria origins best known for his starring and supporting roles in French television series. He portrays ''Lyès Beloumi'' on the action packed, comedic, police drama '' Les Bleus'', ''young Tony'' ...

- Cheb * Yannick Nasso - Arthur *

Naidra Ayadi Naidra Ayadi is a French actress. She won the César Award for Most Promising Actress in 2012 for her role in the film ''Polisse''. Life and career Naidra Ayadi was born to a Tunisian family in Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis, in the northern su ...

- Safia * Nathalie Richard - Zim's mother *

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- M. Rangin *

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- Père Arthur * Abbes Zahmani - Nourdine * Jean-Philippe Vidal - Pascal *

Guilaine Londez Guilaine Londez is a French film actress. Career Guilaine Londez started her career in theatre, in 1990. She made her on-screen debut in 1991, playing the lead in the movie '' Night and Day'' directed by Chantal Akerman. She starred in the 2 ...

- The judge *

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- The teacher * Michelle Goddet - The mother of Cheb * Nada Strancar - Madame Merceron * Wilfried Romoli - Will * Jean-Claude Frissung - The old worker * Pierre Diot - Sport-In head of personnel

References

External links

* 2005 films 2000s French-language films Films directed by Pierre Jolivet 2000s French films Films set in Île-de-France {{2000s-France-film-stub