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An Urban Allegory

An Urban Allegory

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An Urban Allegory

2024

0h 21m

7.5(34 votes)

Drama

Fantasy

Overview

A ballet dancer is late for an audition for a show inspired by Plato's Allegory of the Cave. She arrives with her seven-year-old son, Jay, and begs the director to give her a chance.

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Production Companies

Ad Vitam Production

ARTE France Cinéma

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Naïm El Kaldaoui

Jay

Lyna Khoudri

Lyna Khoudri

Jay's Mother

Leos Carax

Leos Carax

The Director

Félix Martinez

Félix Martinez

Assistant Director

Jade Barkati Martial

Ballerina

Lucie Fenwick

Ballerina

Amélie de Figueiredo

Ballerina

Alexia Giordano

Alexia Giordano

Ballerina

Tramayne Johnson-Pauillac

Ballerina

Maharu Kumakawa

Ballerina

Creative team

Directed by: Alice Rohrwacher
JR
Written by: Alice Rohrwacher
JR
Produced by: Alexandra Henochsberg
Pierre-François Piet

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