Les Sandales blanches
6.4
It all begins in the early 60s, in a slum just outside Paris inhabited by Algerian immigrants. Malika is 5, and her mum has just bought her a brand-new pair of sandals. They're so white that the little girl can't keep her eyes off them, and doesn't see the reversing truck. Then begin years of hospital, operations, suffering and struggle. Years far from her family, during which the little Muslim girl, in the hands of Catholic nurses and nuns, discovers music and singing at mass. From that point on, fighting the racism of French society as well as the enduring prejudices of her own community, Malika follows her dream and moves mountains to become the woman everyone will one day call "the diva of the ghetto".
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Cast
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Amel Bent
Malika
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Naidra Ayadi
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Mhamed Arezki
Mohamed
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Stéphane Rideau
Christian
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Théo Frilet
Paul
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Laurence Joseph
Gabrielle
Known for
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Maïra Schmitt
Isabelle
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Alicia Hava
Djamila
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Tara Lugassy
Djamila enfant
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Christian Faure Director · Mikael Ollivier Writer Malika Bellaribi-Le Moal Author
First release January 25, 2021 · Produced in France · Production Eloa Prod
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France Télévisions
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Eloa Prod
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French
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French
Release dates
France · January 25, 2021
Premiere · France 2
No release date listed for United States.
France
August 25, 2026 · TV · TV5 Monde
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