52 Films by Women Vol 8. 48. Just a Couple of Days (Director: Julie Navarro)
Pictured : Jaded journalist Arthur ( Benjamin Biolay ) reacquaints himself with refugee advocate Mathilde ( Camille Cottin , right) who introduces him to Afghan refugee Daoud ( Amrullah Safi , centre) in the French comedy drama, Quelques Jours Pas Plus ( Just a Couple of Days ), co-written and directed by Julie Navarro . Still courtesy of BAC Films (France) Just a Couple of Days ( Quelques Jours Pas Plus ), the feature debut of casting director turned actual director, Julie Navarro , is an appealing comedy-drama about a music-loving journalist, Arthur ( Benjamin Biolay ) and a lawyer turned activist, Mathilde ( Camille Cottin ) who circle one another in a will-they-won’t-they relationship orbiting Daoud ( Amrullah Safi ), an Afghan refugee whom Arthur agrees to accommodate for the ‘couple of days’ of the title. Navarro, who co-wrote the script with Marc Salbert , on whose research the film is based, gives us a series of cliches that nevertheless prove an agreeable gateway to ma...