A fram in the French countryside near Lyon: while her daughter Julie was on travel, Huguette, a children's book author fires the handman of the farm.Julie can not manage alone this farm : she is looking for somebody and the unique candidate is Djibril, a medical technician who ran from Mali war-zone to study medicine in France.Also Djibril doesn't have any experience in agricultural labors.But Julie decides to contract him as farmhand and she proposes him to be her fake fiance.Then begins the story of July and Djibril, when they go to the village, the people in the café begin to make jokes and also betting about Julie and Djibril.
The performances of of David Baiot (Djibril),Julie de Bona (Julie) and Evelyne Buyle (Huguette) are excellents, also the characters in the village are very funny.
Finally Qui sème l'amour is a good tale about friendship,understanding and love !!
5 Reviews
A good rom-com
ao444425 November 2020
I really enjoyed watching this movie. It was a good rom-com that got you invested in the characters and rooting for their relationship to work out. And it's pretty light in tone, so it's easily comparable to the English-language rom-coms I'm used to watching.
Weird mix of racism and romance
bsw0316 May 2021
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Its a feel good film that trips itself up. Referring to people as nouns ("The Black") is never good and the Mayor does it. Could be tone defeat writing or trying to portray the Mayor as bigoted which is inconsistent as the film progresses. If the Mayor is a bigot be consistent with that arc.
The mother referring to her daughters romance with a black male as exotic, after spending years in Rio comes off as downright weird, confusing, bigoted, and patronizing as Rio has all different kinds of ethnicities and mixtures. She would have run into many people from mixed backgrounds as well as Black people of the African Diaspora in Rio, many who are descendants of enslaved Africans.
I just want to be swept up in a romantic film, not insulted with casual racism.
Outside of that the film is a fairly romantic tale.
The mother referring to her daughters romance with a black male as exotic, after spending years in Rio comes off as downright weird, confusing, bigoted, and patronizing as Rio has all different kinds of ethnicities and mixtures. She would have run into many people from mixed backgrounds as well as Black people of the African Diaspora in Rio, many who are descendants of enslaved Africans.
I just want to be swept up in a romantic film, not insulted with casual racism.
Outside of that the film is a fairly romantic tale.
Great romantic comedy
cemk-229 December 2016
I really loved this TV film. In terms of plot, Qui Seme l'Amour is your basic romantic comedy and yet it has a warmth that is lacking in many others these days. Also, the setting, a farm/countryside, makes it different. The characters differ from usual romantic comedy job-pool: Julie, the farm manager; Djibril the medical technician who ran from Mali's war-zone and not too unhappy with work as a farmhand; Huguette, the children's books' author, all the half-crazed village people, are bringing a new freshness to the genre's handling. As for the cast, David Baiot is like a young (and black) Jean-Paul Belmondo as he is extremely charming and has a great relationship with the camera. Evelyne Buyle is formidable and Julie de Bona does a very good job. The characters in the village café and their endless and cute betting games are great additions to the story and cause smiles and create more depth to the film's development. I'd look out in the future for all in the cast, especially Mr Baiot.
Beautiful Film!
geoff338 April 2021
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This is the best romance movie I've seen in quite some time. The beauty of this film is the teasing backstory of the neighbors and friends observing the budding romance between the two principal characters. That the viewer has to read the entire dialog forces them to pay closer attention to the details and watch the body language. Djibril is obviously a decent man with exceptional talent and impeccable integrity; however, he humbled himself for the good of those he loved.
A story of a person working illegally without a path to legal papers would be a mundane story without the mother's wisdom, determination, and intervention. Julie was lonely, miserable, frustrated, and hopeless, but she only realized it when Djibril showed her genuine love. Excellent historical context and realistic development. Do yourself a favor and watch this movie. It will warm your heart and provide medicine to your soul. This story is the ultimate romance movie.
A story of a person working illegally without a path to legal papers would be a mundane story without the mother's wisdom, determination, and intervention. Julie was lonely, miserable, frustrated, and hopeless, but she only realized it when Djibril showed her genuine love. Excellent historical context and realistic development. Do yourself a favor and watch this movie. It will warm your heart and provide medicine to your soul. This story is the ultimate romance movie.
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