Synopsis

Lenny is a wild and solitary 19-years-old from the projects north of Marseille. She expresses the difficulties of daily life through rap, which is also her way of escaping from it. One evening, when she’s sneaked off to rehearse on an abandoned building site, Lenny runs into Max, a young Congolese women without immigration papers, who is blown away by her voice and the power of her lyrics. From that point on, the two girls form a special bond.

Director

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  • Fred Nicolas
  • Fred Nicolas worked as an assistant director on films by several directors including Éric Zonca, Arnaud Desplechin, Sandrine Veysset, and Marina de Van. His short film Alive (2000) was selected for screening at the Aix-en-Provence Short Film Festival and other festivals. He also made two documentaries, including The Red Bandit, about far-left activist Charlie Bauer. Max and Lenny is his first feature-length fiction film.