Le Ciel, les oiseaux et... ta mère! (1999) **

Directed by Djamel Bensalah. With Djamel Debbouze, Olivia Bonamy et Stephane Soo Mongo. "La Haine" meets "Conte d'ete" in this mind-boggling, deeply flawed, often entertaining and quite original little film about four tough, foul-mouthed ghetto kids on vacation in Biarritz. Dialogue is fresh, exciting... and often completely incomprehensible. Viewing this film is like listening to a hopelessly drunk jazz player blowing hard on his trombone. It's clumsy and imperfect, but highly refreshing.