The Magnet

May. 31,2000      
Rating:
5.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

The story of a group of friends, all around 30, who live in the Le Panier district of Marseille, France. It's not a bad life, made up of slightly shady dealings, nights out, sun and just hanging out. But the neighborhood is an inescapable presence. Over a period of a few summer days, their carefree lives will plunge into a predictable tragedy.

Akhenaton as  Sauveur
Titoff as  Santino
Georges Neri as  Mafioso

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Reviews

TrueHello
2000/05/31

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

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InformationRap
2000/06/01

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

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Rio Hayward
2000/06/02

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

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Lachlan Coulson
2000/06/03

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

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c13nrv
2000/06/04

Out of europe people have the tendency to see France as a romantic peacefull country, where you drink wine and eat bred with a french hat. well this movie is like a window opening on the REAL side of life in France. Some people may not like it because its too real. and sometimes it is painfull to see the reality so people like to stay in a fictious world..like the title says ( like a magnet ) the phylosophy of this movie shows the struggle of immigrants and unemployed youth, the mafia presence, the police......Akhenaton who played Sauveur in this movie and wrote this movie , is also a MC in IAM rap band.i think you should take this movie as documentary inspired on real facts. the destiny of a group of 10 youth , trying to make it in life by any way available, not bad kids, not perfect either , just ..kids. but the problems and events that they are exposed to is not made for any man in the world.......

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