---
title: 'It''s Voltaire''s Fault (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Abdellatif Kechiche'
released: '2000-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 130
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/its-voltaires-fault-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0239388/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# It's Voltaire's Fault (2000)

2000 · 130 min · Comedy · France

Original title: La Faute à Voltaire

## Synopsis

Poetical Refugee is a 2001 French drama film directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, starring Sami Bouajila, Élodie Bouchez and Bruno Lochet. It was Kechiche‘s debut feature film and was awarded the Luigi De Laurentiis Award at the Venice Film Festival for best first film, winning seven awards, overall, at different film festivals.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Abdellatif Kechiche](https://cinepixo.com/people/abdellatif-kechiche)
- **Screenplay:** [Abdellatif Kechiche](https://cinepixo.com/people/abdellatif-kechiche)
- **Producer:** [Jean-François Lepetit](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-francois-lepetit)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dominique Brenguier](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominique-brenguier)
- **Editor:** [Tina Baz](https://cinepixo.com/people/tina-baz)

## Cast

- [Jean-Michel Fête](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-michel-fete)
- [Carole Franck](https://cinepixo.com/people/carole-franck)
- [Olivier Loustau](https://cinepixo.com/people/olivier-loustau)
- [Manuel Le Lièvre](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-le-lievre)
- [Sami Bouajila](https://cinepixo.com/people/sami-bouajila)
- [Aure Atika](https://cinepixo.com/people/aure-atika)
- [Bruno Lochet](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-lochet)
- [Charles Tordjman](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-tordjman-2)
- [Élodie Bouchez](https://cinepixo.com/people/elodie-bouchez)

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