Movie: Château Espérance

Top 10 Billed Cast

Saïd Ben Malek
Saïd Ben Malek

Larbi

Gilles Béhat
Gilles Béhat

Jacques

Leila Shenna
Leila Shenna

Leila

Jean-Pierre Bernard
Jean-Pierre Bernard

Mirko

Mohamed Yousfi
Mohamed Yousfi

Rachid

Mohamed Zinet
Mohamed Zinet

Mustapha

Claude Marcault
Claude Marcault

Laurence

Raymond Bussières
Raymond Bussières

Jupin

Maria Laborit
Maria Laborit

Mlle Sauvanet

Nicole Desailly
Nicole Desailly

Mme Merlin

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    Château Espérance

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    Rachid, a North African immigrant worker in the Fayard company for several years, saved to bring his wife Leïla and their son Larbi. They arrive in France for the first time. Leïla full of hope came to join her husband in exile. But very quickly, it is the shock: the difficult working conditions, the hard daily life of her husband and the surrounding grayness marked by anti-Arab racism does not bode well. The 30-episode series was first broadcast on May 17, 1976 on TF1, and is the first French series to address immigrant issues in France.

  • Release Date

    1976-05-17

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    10

  • Rating:

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    Français
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