Jimmy Rivière
2011 · 1h 31m · Drama
Skip it—this is a niche European indie drama that sounds earnest but unfocused, juggling too many competing tensions (faith vs. passion, community vs. desire) without clear thematic payoff. Unless you're specifically hunting for obscure French-language character studies, your night is better spent elsewhere.
Plot
Jimmy Rivière is a young Gypsy, has a sunny but nervous disposition. Sometimes too nervous. Under pressure from his community, he converts to Pentacostalism and renounces his two passions: Thai boxing and Sonia. But how can he refuse the new fight that his trainer proposes? And how can he resist the powerful desire that draws him to Sonia?
Director: Teddy Lussi-Modeste
Cast: Guillaume Gouix, Béatrice Dalle, Hafsia Herzi, Serge Riaboukine, Jacky Patrac
