Tombé du ciel, Mohamed Hamidi's new comedy, hits cinemas on August 12, 2026. The film assigns its first big-screen lead to comedian Ilyes Djadel, who brings to fiction a story he's already shared on stage: his move from a Roubaix neighborhood to a Catholic school.
Ilyes plays a young man trying to pass his bac after two failed attempts. When a fire breaks out during a mock exam, he’s blamed for it and expelled from his high school. The only school willing to take him in is the Catholic boarding school of Saint-Albert-le-Grand in Burgundy. This move, taking him far from Roubaix, forces him to navigate new codes and confront the prejudices he already holds—and the ones that now come for him.
The project traces its roots to a sketch by Ilyes Djadel at Marrakech du Rire in 2022. His story of a Muslim high school student enrolled in a Catholic institution caught the attention of Mohamed Hamidi, Jamel Debbouze, and the M6 teams. To turn this autobiographical material into a feature, Djadel co-wrote the screenplay with Mathieu Oullion, while Hamidi contributed to its adaptation for the cinema.
Around Ilyes Djadel, Josiane Balasko takes on the role of Sister Catherine. Fred Testot, Antoine Duléry and Jamel Debbouze round out the cast, joined notably by Jade Pedri, Bakary Diombera and Max Baissette de Malglaive. The film thus crafts its narrative around the meetings sparked by Ilyes’s arrival in a world whose habits he doesn’t know.
Tombé du ciel was in competition at the 29th Festival international du film de comédie de l’Alpe d’Huez, in January 2026. With a runtime of 1 h 32 and rated all audiences, the film is distributed in France by SND.
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