Bailleul, a small town in French Flanders, Northern France

Non-professional actors David Douche (Freddy) and Marjorie Cottreel (Marie)

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Set in the small town of Bailleul (Dumont’s own birthplace), the film follows (David Douche), a young man with epilepsy who spends his days on a moped, hanging out with his girlfriend Marie (Marjorie Cottreel), and engaging in petty harassment of the town’s Arab residents.