Stay With Us
After three successful years living and working in America, French-Jewish actor and comedian Gad Elmaleh decides to move back home to Paris. He misses his family and friends. Or, at least that's what Gad tells his loving yet overbearing parents Régine and David. However, it's not long before they find out the true reason for their son's return — after a long period of ambivalence towards his Jewishness, Gad has officially decided to convert to Catholicism. Dumbfounded by his sudden obsession with the Virgin Mary, and with only five weeks before his baptism, Gad's family tries everything in their power to bring him back to Judaism for fear of losing him forever.
Inspired by the director's own complicated religious journey and starring Elmaleh's real-life mother and father, STAY WITH US is a heartwarming and charming story about family, faith and acceptance.
Director & Cast
- Director: Gad Elmaleh
- Starring: Gad Elmaleh
- Starring: Judith Elmaleh
- Starring: Régine Elmaleh
- Starring: Rony Kramer
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Reviews
- "French Jewish comedian and filmmaker Gad Elmaleh’s comedy Stay With Us presents a heartfelt, humorous take on the importance of religious tradition in a family context. [L]ight-hearted and genuine."
- ""[STAY WITH US] never succumbs to pretension or solemnity, maintaining a level, blessedly irreverent head.""
- "It is well-paced, gentle with its subjects, and full of heart. The family warmth floods off the screen."
- "Gad Elmaleh’s superb Stay With Us has the uplift, humor, and soul-searching of the best Yuletide stories, from A Christmas Carol to A Charlie Brown Christmas."
- "A dose of humor, nuance and emotion that does a hell of a lot of good."
- "A humor as dazzling as it is profoundly original."
- "Heartfelt, witty and provocative."
Angoulême French Film Festival
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival