Festival du Film Francophone de Champaign-Urbana 
Spurlock Museum, Knight Auditorium
Free!
French audio, English subtitles

Six Pieds sur Terre (Six Feet on the Ground)
French film by Karim Bensalah • 2023 • 1h36 • Dramatic comedy
with Hamza Meziani, Kader Affak, Souad Arsane

Sofiane, the son of a former Algerian diplomat, has traveled extensively. Settled in Lyon for his studies, he falls victim to an administrative decision and lives under the threat of deportation. Hoping to regularize his situation, he accepts a job at a Muslim funeral home. Between parties, encounters, and his work, Sofiane embarks on an initiatory journey that will lead him to build his own identity and gradually transition into adulthood.

Themes: North Africa – Maghreb, Mourning, Student, Exile, Family, Death