The Upside

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Upside
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Abdel Sellou
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 128
Category/GenreCoping with disability
ISBN/Barcode 9781841883540
ClassificationsDewey:944.084092
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Imprint Seven Dials
Publication Date 7 February 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The story of how Abdel Sellou (a charismatic ex-con) came to be the caretaker of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo (a paralyzed French aristocrat) inspired the award-winning French movie LES INTOUCHABLES (2012), which became an international phenomenon and broke records as one of the most successful French movies of all time. Now, THE UPSIDE, the American remake of LES INTOUCHABLES, starring Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston, and Nicole Kidman will be released in both the US and the UK in January 2019. Abdel Sellou and Philippe Pozzo di Borgo were two people marginalized by society: Sellou a wisecracking, unemployed immigrant, just out on parole; Pozzo a man born to wealth and privilege, recently paralyzed from the neck down after a paragliding accident. How they came to help each other, and the unlikely friendship that became a lifeline for them both, is an uplifting story that's now been told and retold around the world.

Author Biography

Abdel Sellou now lives in Algeria with his wife and three children, where he runs a chicken farm. He remains close to Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, who lives in Morocco with his second wife and two children.