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Paris Paris

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Paris Paris

2026

1h 18m

8.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

Three men—from China, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Palestine—live together in a squatted apartment in a seemingly abandoned building in Paris. The group is bound together by their shared experience of life in exile and the fleeting nature of their possessions, relationships, and sense of home, but the temporary safe space is threatened by outside forces and events.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Yi-En Chen

Yi-En

David Mutamba

Junior

Mahmoud Beshtawi

Hamzah

Mehdi Ahmadi

Mehdi Ahmadi

Student

Shamsia Ahmadi

Student

Bridget Jill Beledo

Student

Billy Diarra

Co-worker Junior

Varlee B. Fofana

Lee

Catherine Giron

Catherine Giron

Tatiana

Liyo Gong

Doctor

Creative team

Directed by: Isabelle Tollenaere
Written by: Isabelle Tollenaere
Produced by: Hans Everaert
Bo De Group

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