CHATEAU
| 2018 – 82′ – Drama, Paris, Comedy.
Written by: Modi Barry, Cédric Ido.
Directed by: Modi Barry, Cédric Ido.
Starring: Jacky Ido, Tatiana Rojo, Jean-Baptiste Anoumon, Gilles Cohen, Felicite Wouassi.
Official Competition COLCOA 2018.
In French with English subtitles.
A France Channel release. |
My name’s Charles, like the Prince!” That’s his motto. Dapper, charming Charles runs a crew of hustlers who hang out around the Château d’Eau metro station in Paris’ ethnic 10th arrondissement, rustling up business for the countless Afro beauty shops in the ‘hood. Good-hearted Charles, however, has much bigger dreams — like getting out of the micro-mafia, buying his Kurdish friend’s failing barber shop and upholding the noble, manly tradition of a shave and a haircut. But doing a favor for a jealous rival sends our hero down a slippery slope, endangering both his reputation and his slick wardrobe. Jacky Ido (co-director Cédric Ido’s brother, from the ABC series The Catch), as the charismatic “Prince” Charles, leads a largely unknown ensemble cast in this small gem of a film, which offers up engaging characters, a humanizing peek into the onerous immigrant experience, and a snappy slice of life in one of Paris’ more colorful and rarely depicted neighborhoods — le Château.