New York premiere. Twelve-year-old Hany tries to fit in at his new public school after his father’s sudden death, which leaves his family unable to afford his private education. Not only is Hany clearly from a more privileged background than the others in his new class, but he is also the only Christian in a room full of Muslims. Based on the filmmaker’s own experience, Excuse My French is a sociopolitical critique wrapped in a family comedy. It was rejected twice by the Egyptian censorship board, which claimed it would provoke Christians and spark a civil war.