Zim and Co.
Zim and Co. is a 2005 French comedy film directed by Pierre Jolivet.
| Zim and Co. | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Pierre Jolivet |
| Written by | Pierre Jolivet Simon Michaël |
| Produced by | Frédéric Bourboulon |
| Starring | Adrien Jolivet |
| Cinematography | Jérôme Alméras |
| Edited by | Stratos Gabrielidis |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $3.7 million |
| Box office | $745,000[1] |
It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.[2] 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).[3] Adrien Jolivet, in his first film, who also co-composed the soundtrack, was nominated for the César Meilleur Espoir Masculin (Most Promising Newcomer) in 2006.[4]
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 - Cheb
- Yannick Nasso - Arthur
- Naidra Ayadi - Safia
- Nathalie Richard - Zim's mother
- Nicolas Marié - M. Rangin
- Maka Kotto - Père Arthur
- Abbes Zahmani - Nourdine
- Jean-Philippe Vidal - Pascal
- Guilaine Londez - The judge
- Vincent Grass - 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
- "Zim and co. (2005) - JPBox-Office".
- "Festival de Cannes: Zim and Co". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
- CineEuropa web page for Zim and Co. accessed 4 January 2023.
- Official César website entry for Adrien Jolivet accessed 4 January 2023.
External links
- Zim and Co. at IMDb