Excuse My French (2014) on Netflix
After his father dies, Hany's mother cannot afford private school, so he enrolls in a public school as the only Christian in class. A mistake makes everyone think he is Muslim.
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Plot summary
Twelve-year-old Hany is a bright student in Egypt who likes going to church and adores his father, a banker. When his father dies unexpectedly, his mother can no longer pay for his private school and enrolls him in a public school. There he is the only Christian among classmates who are all Muslim, and his clothes and background set him apart from his new peers. After a mistake in his French class, everyone takes him for a Muslim. Hany decides to go along with the misunderstanding to gain acceptance, setting out to excel in science, memorize the Quran, improve at football and learn the music his classmates like.
Cast
- Ahmad Dashas Hani Abdullah Bitar Susah
- Muhammad Abdulazimas Teacher Ragab Bakr
- Esam Abdulazizas Kazem Pasha
- Karim Abdulqaderas Ali's friend 2
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Excuse My French (2014)
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- Egyptian censors refused Amr Salama's film again in 2010, claiming it would fuel sectarian strife and did not reflect behaviour in Egyptian society, after he had adjusted the script while preserving its core concept of religious discrimination.
