Divines (2016) – Filming Locations
Drama · Directed by Houda Benyamina · Starring Kévin Mischel, Oulaya Amamra
In a ghetto where religion and drug trafficking rub shoulders, Dounia has a lust for power and success. Supported by Maimouna, her best friend, she decides to follow in the footsteps of Rebecca, a respected dealer. But her encounter with Djigui, a young, disturbingly sensual dancer, throws her off course.
Where was Divines filmed?
- Paris, France, Paris – Opening scenes establishing the housing project where Marieme and Dounia live and navigate their daily lives. The brutalist housing project in Bobigny serves as the primary setting, representing the socioeconomic struggles and confined environment of the protagonists
- Paris, France, Paris – Street scenes where Marieme and Dounia hustle, sell goods, and engage with their community. The Bobigny streets provide authentic locations for the characters' street-level activities and interactions with their peer group
- Paris, France, Paris – Sequences showing the contrast between the girls' home environment and the wealthy areas of Paris they visit. The contrasting Paris cityscape emphasizes the class divide central to the film's narrative about ambition and social disparity