Based on a true story, it follows the improbable relationship between Philippe, a quadriplegic aristocrat (François Cluzet), and Driss (Omar Sy), a gregarious Senegal-born youth from the banlieues, the grim housing estates that ring Paris. On his release from prison, Driss is hired by Philippe in a moment of recklessness as a live-in help at his Paris mansion. Philippe is warned that banlieue youths have “no pity”. No pity, replies the wheelchair-bound former paraglider wryly, is just what I want.
If you have a chance to see the original before they go and make an American version, I would highly recommend it.
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