Les Rayures du zèbre (2014) Directed by Benoît Mariage
Comedy / Drama
Film Synopsis
José Stockman is a Belgian football talent scout who specialises in
discovering future stars in Africa. Whilst scouring the Ivory Coast,
he comes across a potential soccer champion in Abidjan - 19-year-old Yaya
Koné. Convinced that he has struck lucky, José takes
Yaya back to Belgium so that he can train and find himself a place with one
of the big clubs. Alas, nothing goes quite as planned. On the
day of a crucial test match, Yaya is suddenly taken ill. Then José
falls madly in love with a young woman named Gigi, although his feelings
towards her change the instant she reveals that she is pregnant...
A wave of fresh talent in the late 1950s, early 1960s brought about a dramatic renaissance in French cinema, placing the auteur at the core of France's 7th art.
From its birth in 1895, cinema has been an essential part of French culture. Now it is one of the most dynamic, versatile and important of the arts in France.