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Three Dancing Slaves

2004 · 1h 26m · UNRATED Drama
Directed by Gaël Morel

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Annecy is no tourist destination for three working-class Algerian brothers and their father, in the months after their mother has died. Marc is deeply troubled: he tries to stiff drug dealers and then plots revenge. Christophe is released from jail, lands a job, and must overcome various temptations in order to keep it. Olivier, nearing 18, may be falling in love with Hicham...

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43%
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Rotten

A luscious yet ultimately empty film.

Neva Chonin, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten

Although graceful and dynamic, Three Dancing Slaves is none too substantial or original.

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Fresh

[The film] is most successful if viewed as a glossy video-log of a men's trendy lifestyle photo shoot.

Ernest Hardy, L.A. Weekly
Rotten

It seems to take place in a vacuum, a dreamlike world of shirtless, well-muscled boys and darkly moody interiors.

Dana Stevens, New York Times
Fresh

This lulling, banal, and rather pleasant film cultivates a mood of zone-out voyeurism.

Dennis Lim, Village Voice

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