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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.
Original Release
01/24/2001
US Release
04/18/2001
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Patrick Ligardes | Patrick |
| Atmen Kelif | Youssef |
| Ronit Elkabetz | Sonia |
| El Kebir | Lamine |
| Alexia Stresi | Marie |
| Francoise Lepine | Inspector |
| Jean-Luc Porraz | The lawyer |
| Isabelle Sadoyan | Aunt |
| Karim Belkhadra | Zoubida |
| Eric Boucher | Cop |
Directors
Ahmed Bouchaala, Freddie St. Jude
Writers
Ahmed Bouchaala, Bruno Dega, Fred Rubio, Freddie St. Jude
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Patrick Ligardes | Patrick |
| Atmen Kelif | Youssef |
| Ronit Elkabetz | Sonia |
| El Kebir | Lamine |
| Alexia Stresi | Marie |
| Francoise Lepine | Inspector |
| Jean-Luc Porraz | The lawyer |
| Isabelle Sadoyan | Aunt |
| Karim Belkhadra | Zoubida |
| Eric Boucher | Cop |
| Stefan Elbaum | Cop |
| Philippe du Janerand | Customer |
| Pierre Lacan | Cop at precinct |
| Emmanuel Vieilly | Cop cell |
| Pierre-Arnaud Juin | Prefecture representant |
| Shérif Scouri | Cafe owner |
| Aristide Demonico | Taxi driver |
| Joseph Malerba | Human resources director |
| Patrick Olivier | Cendrillon |
| Mathilde Vitry | Michel Strogoff |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Bob Bellion | Producer |
| Raymond Blumenthal | Producer |
