Brooklyn

Shot on location in the socially deprived suburbs of Paris, this low-budget French docudrama brings together a young ensemble cast of real rappers, musicians, and poets. All play thinly disguised versions of themselves. KT Gorique, an award-winning freestyle rapper from Switzerland, gives a charmingly natural performance as the heroine Coralie, aka aspiring MC Brooklyn. Fleeing her family and arriving in the strife-torn Parisian banlieue of Saint-Denis, Coralie finds a job as a cook in a neighborhood community organization, where her rapping skills earn attention. (Stephen Dalton, The Hollywood Reporter)