Mon ami Walid

Mon ami Walid (2019)

Walid works in a grocery store thanks to an integration program. After a difficult day where clients have argued and his boss yelled at him, he tries to end his life. He is saved by Antonin, an extroverted employee who decides to follow him everywhere in order to avoid an irreparable gesture. Together, they roam the city, multiplying chance encounters. Antonin even decides to bring him to his support group. Regardless of the results, he will do everything in his power to make his new friend want to live again.

Date of release
2019-01-13
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 16m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Adib Alkhalidey

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Montreal

Mon ami Walid is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Adib Alkhalidey and released in 2019. The film stars Alkhalidey as Walid, a depressed immigrant working in a grocery store in Montreal whose decision to attempt suicide is interrupted by his coworker Antonin, who decides to help Walid out of his mental health struggles by insinuating himself into Walid's life as Walid's new best friend whether Walid wants him around or not.

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