Almost Peaceful

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Almost Peaceful
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Directed by Michel Deville
Written by
  • Michel Deville
  • Rosalinde Deville
StarringHala Zein
Cinematography André Diot
Edited by
Release date
  • 2002 (2002)
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Almost Peaceful (French : Un monde presque paisible) is a 2002 French comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Michel Deville. [1]

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The film entered the main competition at the 59th edition of the Venice Film Festival. [2] [3]

Plot

Cast

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 73% of 30 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.8/10. [4]

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References

  1. Ebert, Roger (16 December 2004). "Almost Peaceful movie review". Rogerebert.com. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  2. Stratton, David (10 September 2002). "Almost Peaceful". Variety . Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  3. Chiari, Valeria (7 September 2002). "In competition - Un monde presque paisible". Cineuropa . Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  4. "Almost Peaceful". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved 31 May 2024.