Short synopsis : Rascals is a searing portrait of a generation caught up in the clash between multiculturalism and nationalism. A dark coming-of-age story where This Is England meets La Haine, carried by an iconic 80s soundtrack.

Long synopsis : The outskirts of Paris, 1984. The neighborhood has become the stomping ground for the immigrant youth. Local gang The Rascals are set on getting everything they can from life. But a new breed of ultra-violent and politicized skinheads – The Boneheads – has emerged in the heart of the capital. The war is beginning and for The Rascals, the age of innocence is over…

Crew

• Producer(s): Manuel Chiche, Violaine Barabroux, Nicolas Blanc, Sarah Egry
• Director(s): Jimmy Laporal-Trésor
• DP: Romain Carcanade
• Editing: Riwanon Lebeller

• Original Title: Rascals
• Genre(s): Drama, Historical, Political


• Production company: Spade (Jokers Production Subsidiary), Agat Films & Cie
• Language: French
• Duration: 95 min