Baya Benmahmoud, a young, extroverted liberal, lives by the old hippie slogan: “Make love, not war” to convert right-wing men to her left-wing political causes by sleeping with them. She seduces many and so far has received exceptional results – until she meets Arthur Martin, a Jewish middle aged, middle-of-the road scientist. Bound by common tragic family histories (the Algerian War and Holocaust under Vichy), the duo improbably falls in love. Amid the bubbly amour, humorous lasciviousness and moments of sheer madness, filmmaker Michel Leclerc injects satirical riffs on such hot-button sociopolitical issues as Arab-Jewish relations, anti-Semitism, immigration, and racial and cultural identity.

"Critic's Pick! Wildly funny setpieces…Sara Forestier is cheeky and incandescent!" - Stephen Holden, The New York Times

Winner of 2 Cesar Awards | Best Actress (Sara Forestier), Best Original Screenplay

Directed by Michel Leclerc
France, 2011
Comedy, Romance
French (with English subtitles)
102 Minutes