Origine contrôlée

Origine contrôlée
Promotional poster
Directed by	Ahmed Bouchaala Zakia Tahri
Produced by	Bob Bellion Raymond Blumenthal
Written by	Ahmed Bouchaala Bruno Dega Fred Rubio Zakia Tahri
Starring	Ronit Elkabetz Patrick Ligardes Atmen Kalif
Music by	Serge Perathoner Jannick Top
Cinematography	Yves Cape
Editing by	Roland Baubeau
Studio	Blue Films Deluxe Productions M6 Films New Mark Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Distributed by	United International Pictures Synkronized
Release date(s)	(France) 24 January 2001
Running time	90 min
Country	France
Language	French

Origine contrôlée (US title: Made in France) is a 2001 French comedy-drama film starring Ronit Elkabetz. It is also the debut French-language picture to star Elkabetz, famous for Hebrew-language roles in her native Israel. Elkabetz acquired French fluency after moving to France in 1997. The film was written and directed by Ahmed Bouchaala and Zakia Tahri. It was awarded the Le Roger Award for Best French Feature by the Avignon & New York Film Festival.^[1]

Plot synopsis

A bouregeois white man (Ligardes) finds himself the victim of mistaken identity when he dresses up in drag yet is mistaken by authorities for a criminal Algerian transsexual. During his overnight stay in jail he meets two strangers, a beur, Youssef (Kelif) and Sophia (Elkabetz), a woman seeking a sex-change operation. The eclectic trio embark on a hedonistic tour through Paris and the surrounding countryside, amidst the frivolities,and problems such as the immigration authorities and the police presence.^[2][3]

Casting

Elkabetz was cast in the starring role after directors Bouchaala and Tahri attended the closing night of her one-woman show in Paris playing Martha Graham.^[4]

Cast

• Ronit Elkabetz as Sonia
• Atmen Kalif as Youssef
• Isabelle Sadoyan as Aunt
• Patrick Ligardes as Patrick
• El Kebir as Lamine
• Alexia Stresi as Marie
• Françoise Lépine as Inspector
• Jean-Luc Porraz as The Lawyer

References

1. ^ Awards for Made in France IMDB. Retrieved on 5 July 2010
2. ^ Origine Controlee Film.com. Retrieved on 5 July 2010
3. ^ Tarr, Carrie (2005). Reframing difference: beur and banlieue filmmaking in France. Manchester University Press. 
4. ^ Ronit Elkabetz - Director Trans fax. Retrieved on 5 July 2010

External links

• Origine contrôlée at the Internet Movie Database
• Trailer