A Season in France

Romance blossoms against the threat of deportation in this French drama, following a widowed asylum seeker who fled his war-torn home to give his kids a new life. 

"The loss of dignity suffered by refugees is stamped on the face of Abbas. A respected teacher before fleeing war-torn Central African Republic a year ago, Abbas now supports his two young children by selling vegetables at a Paris market. Though still haunted by visions of his late wife, he’s found a comforting yet confronting spark of romance with Carole, a kind-hearted florist. But the risk of deportation and an agonising wait for his application for political asylum leaves Abbas in legal, financial and emotional limbo.

"Filmed in a Paris that’s rarely looked so unromantic, Haroun’s (Grigris) film delivers powerful social and political messages about those who’ve been cruelly cut off from the mainstream of life." (Sydney Film Festival)

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