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Beaucoup parler

A Lot Talk
Forum Special 2026
© Les Films du Carry & The Dark
Amr and Pascale live and move around within the same residential area in Paris. He is an immigrant from Egypt without papers for 17 years, she is a filmmaker and critic. When Amr asks Pascale for help in dealing with the authorities, she asks him if she can film how they fare. Beaucoup parler: what Amr cannot express in words in French – his thoughts, his fears and living circumstances – Pascale attempts to gauge and translate. An excruciatingly funny, honest process of understanding in which baker Karim pragmatically intervenes from time to time, being well aware of all the scattered experiences it entails. And so the two of them, she ladylike, he mischievous, put on a real-life migration fairy tale in their neighbourhood. Both of them simultaneously play themselves and the exaggerated roles which populate debates about immigration not just in France. For despite a mix of French, Arabic-French and Google Translate, true gibberish is far from being reached. It is the language of the immigration office that is by far the least comprehensible in this clear-sighted film about opportunities in life and loss of chance.
by Pascale Bodet (Director, Screenplay)
with Amr Hanafy France 2026 French 78' Colour World premiere | Documentary form

With

  • Amr Hanafy

Crew

Director Pascale Bodet
Screenplay Pascale Bodet
Cinematography David Grinberg
Editing Agnès Bruckert, Serge Bozon, Pascale Bodet
Music Dode's Ka-Den
Sound Design Benjamin Laurent
Producers Michèle Soulignac, Cédric Walter

Produced by

Les Films de Carry

Saint-Clément, France

The Dark

Bordeaux, France

Photos

Pascale Bodet

© Snezana Bourdet Tomic

Pascale Bodet is a French director of documentaries and fiction movies. Her interest is primarily in comedy and she seeks to achieve a certain comedic tone in each and every movie she makes. A first retrospective of all her films was organized in Argentina in 2022 at BAFICI. A partial retrospective was held at Punto di Vista in March 2023.

Filmography

2003 Impeccables Garde-à-vous; cartoon documentary, co-directed by Vincent Julliard 2006 Horezon 2007 Le Carré de la fortune (The Square of Fortune); documentary 2011 Complet 6 pièces (6-Piece Suit); short film 2013 L’abondance (Abundance); documentary 2014 Manutention légère (Light Handling); short film 2015 L’art (Art); documentary 2018 Porte sans clef (No Key) 2019 Presque un siècle (Nearly a Century); documentary 2020 Baleh-Baleh; documentary 2021 Vas-tu renoncer ? (Edouard and Charles) 2025 À la dure (The Hard Way); short film 2026 Beaucoup parler (A Lot Talk); documentary

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026