# Games of Love and Chance (2003)

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**Original title**: *L'Esquive*
**Runtime**: 124 min
**Genres**: Romance, Drama
**Directed by**: Abdellatif Kechiche
**Written by**: Abdellatif Kechiche, Ghalya Lacroix
**Starring**: Osman Elkharraz, Sara Forestier, Sabrina Ouazani, Nanou Benhamou, Hafet Ben-Ahmed, Aurélie Ganito

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Teenagers in a Parisian housing project rehearse Marivaux unaware they’re auditing their own lives. Krimo resists until Lydia’s presence turns the stage into a make-believe stage. It’s ambition on a budget, slightly overacted.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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