Games of Love and Chance

Infobox Film
name = Games of Love and Chance


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director = Abdel Kechiche
producer = Jacques Ouaniche
writer = Abdel Kechiche
Ghalia Lacroix
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starring = Osman Elkharraz
Sara Forestier
Sabrina Ouazani
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cinematography = Lubomir Bakchev
editing = Antonella Bevenja
Ghalia Lacroix
distributor = New Yorker Films (USA)
released = November 25 2003
runtime = 117 mins (France)
123 mins (USA)
country = flagicon|France France
language = French
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amg_id = 1:303926
imdb_id = 0338977

"Games of Love and Chance" (French: "L'Esquive") is a 2003 French drama film directed by Abdel Kechiche and starring Sara Forestier. It won the César Award for Best Film, Best Director, Best Writing and Most Promising Actress.

Cast

* Osman Elkharraz : Krimo
* Sara Forestier : Lydia
* Sabrina Ouazani : Frida
* Nanou Benhamou : Nanou, the sister of Krimo
* Hafet Ben-Ahmed : Fathi, Krimo's best friend
* Aurélie Ganito : Magalie, the girlfriend of Krimo (broke up near the beginning of the film)
* Carole Franck : French professor
* Hajar Hamlili : Zina
* Rachid Hami : Rachid / Arlequin
* Meryem Serbah : the mother of Krimo
* Hanane Mazouz : Hanane
* Sylvain Phan : Slam
* Olivier Loustau, Rosalie Symon, Patrick Kodjo Topou, Lucien Tipaldi : the police
* Reinaldo Wong : The couturier
* Nu Du, Ki Hong, Brigitte Bellony-Riskwait, Ariyapitipum Naruemol, Fatima Lahbi

External links

*imdb title|0338977|title=Games of Love and Chance

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title=César Award for Best Film
years=2005
before="The Barbarian Invasions"
after="The Beat That My Heart Skipped"