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Hands up!

Original title: Mains en l'Air, Les
German title: Hände hoch!
France, 2010

Director: Goupil, Romain
Production company: Les Films du Losange
Co-producers: France 3 Cinéma
Age recommendation: 9 years and up

Synopsis:
March 22, 2067.
Milana remembers what happened to her sixty years ago.
In 2009, Milana, of Chechen origin, is in her fifth year of elementary school in Paris. Her friends, her gang, are Blaise, Alice, Claudio, Ali and Youssef.
But one day Youssef, who has no French green card, is deported. Then it's Milana's turn to be threatened. Feeling that they're in danger, the children decide to react. They promise to always stay together and organize a plot to save Milana.

Festivals:
Molodist Kiev 2010, London 2010, Montreal 2010, Tokyo 2010, Vienna 2010 (awarded), Buster Copenhagen 2010 (awarded), Olympia Pyrgos 2010 (awarded), Antwerp & Brugge 2011, Youngabout Bologna 2011 (awarded), Indie Junior Lisboa 2011 (special mention), Munich CFF 2011, KINOdiseea Bucharest 2011, Castellinaria Bellinzona 2011, Hannover 2012

Website: www.lesmainsenlairlefilm.com

World sales address/es:
Les Films du Losange (FR)

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