Owning it

Jun 4, 2021

1h 21m

★ 6.4

Overview

Sanou, a bright 15-year-old, enrolls in the famous Henri IV school in Paris. In this prestigious institution, the young girl from the Saint-Denis outer suburbs finds herself dropped into a world a million miles from everything she knows.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Incognita

ARTE

Owning it Trailers

Cast

Sanou

Tracy Gotoas

Khady

Fanta Kebe

Valentine

Lucie Fagedet

Madame Lebel

Déborah François

Zenab

Tatiana Rojo

Souleymane sénior

Augustin Ruhabura

Simone

Suzylove Fernando

Salyatou

Chanel Victor

Louis

Jéremy Gillet

Raphaël

Sam Chemoul

Yvana

Lucie Charles-Alfred

Dallèle

Sarah Cadet

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