Three Dancing Slaves

2005 | Drama, Romance, Foreign Language

Synopsis

Three Algerian brothers struggle with violence, temptations, and finding purpose after their mother's death, as one seeks revenge, another tries keeping a job, and the youngest may be falling for a capoeira dancer. Can they be a family?

Scores

Overall Score
55.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
72.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
16.8%
Review Aggregate
85.2

Critic Consensus

92.0% Fresh • 50 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 92% of 50 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, character-driven, historical. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalcharacter-drivenhistoricalthought-provokingvisually strikingtragicstylizeddarkgrittyfamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Nicolas Cazalé2005N/AN/AN/A
Stéphane Rideau2005N/AN/AN/A
Salim Kechiouche2005N/AN/AN/A
Bruno Lochet2005N/AN/AN/A
Jackie Berroyer2005N/AN/AN/A
Aure Atika2005N/AN/AN/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score95.0
RT critic review count377
Rotten Tomatoes audience score90.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes1,855

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$21,888$35,158
International2005N/AN/A
Worldwide2005$21,888$35,158

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2005$10,944$17,579
Digital Rentals ?2005$46,000$73,887
Digital Purchases ?2005$7,000$11,244
Physical Rentals ?2005$2,582,000$4,147,329
Physical Purchases ?2005$6,198,000$9,955,518
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$6,600,000$10,601,229
Total Revenues2005$15,443,944$24,806,786
Expenses
Budget ?2005$22,000,000$35,337,430
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$80,000 (est)$128,500 (est)
Participations2005$309,000$496,330
Residuals ?2005$960,000$1,541,997
Interest & Overhead2005$4,400,000$7,067,486
Total Expenses2005$27,749,000$44,571,742
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$-12,305,056$-19,764,957

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