Ne m'abandonne pas (French for Don't Leave Me) is a French TV movie directed by Xavier Durringer, which was broadcast on 3 February 2016 on France 2. The film deals with the topic of young French Muslims who are radicalized and encouraged to go to Syria to join the civil war.
Synopsis A French woman experiences her worst nightmare when she discovers that her 17-year-old daughter has been radicalized and plans to travel to Syria to meet her new husband, a jihadist she met online. In order to prevent this, the mother decides to completely isolate her daughter.
Cast Lina El Arabi as Chama Samia Sassi as Inès, Chama's mother Sami Bouajila as Sami, Chama's father Marc Lavoine as Adrien, Louis' father Léo Legrand as Louis, Chama's boyfriend, who is fighting in Syria Tassadit Mandi as Chama's grandmother Sofia Lesaffre as Yasmina, Chama's best friend Louise Szpindel as Manon, an ex-convert back from Syria Virgile M'Fouilou as Lieutenant Logley Meriem Serbah as Nora Bachir Tliti as Benjamin Évelyne El Garby Klaï as Djemila, Sami's companion Théo Taggueb as Noam, Chams's half-brother Zoé Daddi-Bourcy as Louisa, Chama's half-sister Clara Pirali as Carole Nadir Louatib as Omar, a friend of Louis Louis-Marie Audubert as the postman
Awards and recognition Wins 2017 International Emmy Awards: Best TV Movie/Miniseries 2017 Monte Carlo TV Festival: Best Long Fiction Program 2016 Seoul International Drama Awards: Best Actress for Samia Sassi 2016 Seoul International Drama Awards: Best TV Movie
Nominations Monte Carlo TV Festival 2017: Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries for Marc Lavoine
Legacy A petition was launched in 2016 to request the broadcast of the film in all French high schools. Addressed to Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, the French Minister of National Education, the petition succeeded in reaching its objective of 43,172 signatures, and the Minister responded favourably to the project.
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