Mmicrophone in hand in the small room of a comedy club, Gad Elmaleh walks on eggshells. “I know that we don’t want to talk about religion in France. There is secularism. You’re crazy to talk about religion, if the secularism guys pass, you’re dead! There are extremists there too. » The comedian then imitates a Jew and a Muslim who are very proud of their religion. Comes the Catholic’s turn…, and “it’s more complicated than that”. “What’s your problem, Catholics? »asks the man who comes from a Sephardic Jewish family. This sketch is an extract from the film Stay a littlereleased in 2022. A mockumentary, in which Gad Elmaleh films his parents, confronted with the announcement of their son’s (very real) conversion to Catholicism. A journey, too, from the unacknowledged secret, to the ultimate assumption of his new religion, with a proper baptism.
In the same vein, other Christian productions are taking their place in the French cultural landscape. And sometimes meet with great success. Released in October 2025, the documentary Sacred Heart. His reign has no endby Sabrina and Steven J. Gunnell (former member of the boy band Alliage), had exceeded 465,000 admissions in France at the end of January.
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date: 2026-02-07 22:24:00
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