Also Directed by Philomène Esposito
In this erstwhile comedy, Penelope (Isabelle Adjani) is already sufficiently unsettled by the fact that she is no longer a top model, and must cast around for another occupation. When her boyfriend leaves her, she becomes quite hysterical, conjuring up schemes for revenge, contemplating suicide, and so on. These dramatics eventually exasperate her best friend Sophie (Clementine Celarie) so much that she contemplates killing Penelope, her ex-boyfriend, or the two of them together, just to stop the whining.
Today, many religions are becoming more dogmatic. They impose their rules and issue new commandments. At the same time, more and more believers, confronted with the evolution of society, aspire to decide for themselves and to choose their way of living God's message. So how to reconcile one's faith with one's respect for the commandments imposed by religion? "And Allah in all this?" proposes to meet practicing Muslims who, for the most part, try to reconcile the expression of their faith with the democratic practices of 21st century France. What is dogma, the precepts of the Koran, superstition or the legacy of tribal customs imported from the countries from which some of them come? How to live one's homosexuality and one's attachment to the Muslim faith?
Toni is a mob movie combined with an urban love story and reflections about one's roots. The protagonist, Toni, is a young man from a small village in the south of Italy who arrives at the station Gare de Lyon in Paris. He never questions the education he receives from his mob family or the rules to which he is always chained. He contacts a man called "The Old Man," a strange character discarded by the family who is of help from time to time. This man is supposed to communicate to Toni all necessary information for him to accomplish his mission. Toni plans to execute it in perfect calm. But things do not go according to plan. He meets Marie, a vulnerable journalist whose best friend has just committed suicide. Two doomed characters enter a mysterious relationship.
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