SAMIR GUESMI

IN THE NAME OF THE LAND (2020)
Starring Guillaume Canet, Veerle Baetens, Anthony Bajon, Rufus, Samir Guesmi and Yona Kervern. Directed by Édouard Bergeon.

Pierre returns from Wyoming to the Mayenne district of France in the late ’70s to marry his sweetheart and take over his imperious father’s farm. The couple have two children, and for many years, life is good. But the business is soon placed under enormous pressure, and what was once satisfying begins to take an insidious toll on the family.

CLAIRE DARLING (2019)
Starring Catherine Deneuve, Chiara Mastroianni, Alice Taglioni, Olivier Rabourdin, Samir Guesmi, Johan Leysen and Laure Calamy. Directed by Julie Bertuccelli.

On the first day of summer, reclusive millionaire Claire lays all of her worldly objects out on the front lawn of her mansion, impulsively determined to sell everything. As a horde of curious bystanders and opportunistic neighbours fight over the ridiculously underpriced antiques, each object stirs vivid memories for Claire of her flamboyant life. But soon, her long- estranged daughter Marie arrives, determined to stop these proceedings by any means.

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AURORE (2018)
Starring Agnès Jaoui, Thibault De Montalembert, Pascale Arbillot, Sarah Suco, Lou Roy-Lecollinet, Philippe Rebbot, Laure Calamy, Marc Citti and Samir Guesmi. Directed by Blandine Lenoir.

Fifty-year-old Aurore Tabort, separated from her husband and newly unemployed, discovers she is to become a grandmother. She feels as if her own life has come to a standstill, and is slowly being pushed away to the fringes of society. But after bumping into the great love of her youth, Totoche, something changes... Aurore wonders if it might still be possible to embark on something new.