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He Even Has Your Eyes (2017) poster

2017 · comedy

He Even Has Your Eyes

Directed by Lucien Jean-Baptiste1h 35m2017

Paul is married to Sali. Everything would be fine if they could get a child. Until the day when Sali receives the call that they have been waiting for so long: their adoption file is approved. He is adorable, he is 6 months old, his name is Benjamin. He is blond with blue eyes and white. They - are black.

Our read: He Even Has Your Eyes (2017) reads as a cosy, kinetic, grounded comedy entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.

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Cosy, kinetic, gentle comedy, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.

ElsewhereIMDb6.23k
  • cosy
  • brisk
  • gentle
  • redemptive
  • tender
  • intimate
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DNA · twelve axes

How He Even Has Your Eyes feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want a charming French comedy about a black couple adopting a white baby amid racism.”

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Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around

Skip it tonight — Skip if light adoption farce or race-based family jokes aren't what you want tonight.

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