
04 Dec 2013

Chinese Puzzle
Xavier is a 40-year-old father of two who still finds life very complicated. When the mother of his children moves to New York, he can't bear them growing up far away from him and so he decides to move there as well.
Modibo, a sixteen-year-old Malian who has just arrived in France, struggles to understand the world he finds himself in. He sees Nadira, a young dancer his age, as a chance to find balance.
Modibo
Nadira
Ladji
Kevin
Quentin
Steeve
Leila
Le père de Modibo
La mère de Modibo
La grand-mère de Modibo
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Xavier is a 40-year-old father of two who still finds life very complicated. When the mother of his children moves to New York, he can't bear them growing up far away from him and so he decides to move there as well.
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