Le voyage de Louisa

TV Movie
2005
1h 45m

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A young Tunisian school teacher and his little sister Louisa, with a life threatening disease, leave their small town hopeful to reach Lyon (France), where Louisa's condition may be treated.... Read allA young Tunisian school teacher and his little sister Louisa, with a life threatening disease, leave their small town hopeful to reach Lyon (France), where Louisa's condition may be treated. The trip is to take them first to the Tunisian capital and major port to find a clandesti... Read allA young Tunisian school teacher and his little sister Louisa, with a life threatening disease, leave their small town hopeful to reach Lyon (France), where Louisa's condition may be treated. The trip is to take them first to the Tunisian capital and major port to find a clandestine boat to Sicily, then crossing Italy in several ways en route to France. The two have no... Read all

Director
- Patrick Volson
Writers
- Azouz Begag
- Charles-Antoine de Rouvre
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8.5/10

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Director
- Patrick Volson
Writers
- Azouz Begag
- Charles-Antoine de Rouvre
Stars

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7/10

Your typical "North African illegal immigration to Europe" story

This French TV movie is yet another typical North African "illegal immigration to Europe story." Moreover, it's of the the tired Algerian/Tunisian migration saga to their mecca, France.

The difference between this one and the other ones is the sick cute kid, Louisa, in this case. But apart from her character, all the overworked personalities from the genre are in the film: the conniving thief offering expert advice to the "poor refugees", the corrupt officials, the heartless boat runner, Italian farmers exploiting cheap immigrant labor. In short, nothing you haven't seen before, if you're the sort of viewer attracted to this film in the first place.

For better takes on the genre, I recommend, just of the top of my head: "Loin", and "Exils" (not really the same, but with similar characters). At least this film offers some interesting views of Tunisia and its capital, Sicily and the Italian countryside as consolation.