France,
2011, 95 min
Directed by:
Olivier GuignardCinematography:
Pascal LagriffoulCast:
Miou-Miou, Luàna Bajrami, Marc Citti, Elina Löwensohn, Jacques Herlin, Charlotte Talpaert, Franck Andrieux, Carine Bouquillon, Imer Kutllovci, Michel Masiero, Marie-Hélène Lentini, Gaëlle Fraysse (more)Plots(1)
Adele, a widowed teacher of 50, is lonely and bitter, until the day Kaniusha joins her class. Adele does her best to get the disturbed and disruptive young girl to concentrate on her schoolwork, but then her family is threatened with deportation to Albania. Exceeding her role as a teacher, Adele helps the family to stay in France and discovers a renewed passion for life. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Miou-Miou
France
Best movies:
May Fools (1990)
Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 (1976)
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)
Luàna Bajrami
Best movies:
Happening (2021)
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
The Land Within (2022)
Marc Citti
Best movies:
Queen Margot (1994)
Edmond (2018)
Skirt Day (2008)
Elina Löwensohn
Romania
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
The Girl Without Hands (2016)
Basquiat (1996)
Jacques Herlin
France
Best movies:
Welcome (2009)
The Monsters (1963)
Il marchese del Grillo (1981)
Charlotte Talpaert
Best movies:
Not My Type (2014)
Welcome Kaniusha (2011) (TV movie)
Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie (2009) (series)
Franck Andrieux
Best movies:
Guilty (2011)
In the Beginning (2009)
Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
Carine Bouquillon
Best movies:
Guilty (2011)
Welcome (2009)
Welcome Kaniusha (2011) (TV movie)
Imer Kutllovci
Best movies:
Welcome Kaniusha (2011) (TV movie)
Michel Masiero
Best movies:
Guilty (2011)
L'Affaire Salengro (2009) (TV movie)
Lucky Winners (2024)
Marie-Hélène Lentini
France
Best movies:
Monsieur Batignole (2002)
Serial (Bad) Weddings 2 (2019)
The Poisoner (2006) (TV movie)
Gaëlle Fraysse
Best movies:
Murder in Saint Omer (2019) (TV movie)
Welcome Kaniusha (2011) (TV movie)
Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie (2009) (series)
Jacques-Anthony Vienne
Best movies:
The Ruthless Four (1968)
Welcome Kaniusha (2011) (TV movie)
Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie (2009) (series)
Saverio Maligno
Best movies:
Superwho? (2022)
Welcome Kaniusha (2011) (TV movie)
Les Disparus de Valenciennes (2018) (TV movie)