Movielogr
Le Bougnoul (1975)
Directed by Daniel Moosmann
Overview
A construction worker on a construction site in the Paris suburbs, Mehdi takes the bus to return home after work. Wishing to get off while the vehicle is stationary in a traffic jam, the driver refuses: while restarting, the bus hits the car in front of it. The bus driver attacks Mehdi whom he holds responsible for the incident, claiming that it is forbidden to “talk to the stagehand”. Mehdi is implicated in court and his lawyer tries to draw attention to the living conditions of immigrant workers.
Length 102 minutes
Actors
Mohamed Zinet | Elisabeth Huppert | Georges Géret | Patrick Préjean | Sady Rebbot | Roger Dumas | Rabah Loucif | Jean Degrave | Bernard La Jarrige | Raoul Delfosse | Lucienne Hamon | Anne-Marie Coffinet | Francis Lax | Serge Sauvion