• Apr 19, 2023 at 4:00am
  • Location: Teachers College, Columbia University: 525 W 120th St #91, New York, NY 10027
  • Latest Activity: Apr 18, 2023

Don't miss 100% Arabica by Mahmoud Zemmouri on Friday, April 28!

The movie takes place in a poverty-stricken, rent-controlled neighborhood on the outskirts of Paris where African immigrants leave, many of whom are in France illegally. The place has earned the nickname of "100%Arabica". It's a rough neighborhood - crime is rampant, gangs of juvenile delinquents roam the streets, and the police are afraid to patrol the area.

When the out-of-touch mayor decides that he wants to restore order to the area, he offers a subsidy to Slimane, the imam of the local mosque. If Slimane can get people off the streets, the mayor will continue the payments. Soon the byways of 100%Arabica are almost peaceful - but not because of something Slimane has done. The reason is that a new Rai Band, Rap Oriental, has taken the neighborhood by storm...

 

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