The film’s title, coming from the writer-directors Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret, invites several negative readings, it's true. This documentary-style drama centers on a filmmaker trying to cast nonprofessional actors from a disadvantaged neighborhood in northern France, and it feels like a collection of disconnected storylines that wander without offering much real understanding or clarity. The four people chosen for the fictional project are described as "the worst" because they supposedly have the most notorious reputations in their community—though honestly, they don't seem particularly different from anyone else around there. While the film appears to be trying to suggest a connection between these actors’ lives and the characters they portray, that point isn't ever made clear or done well, leaving you wondering about what’s happening off-screen and in their roles within a story that doesn't quite make sense. The effort to depict the actors' lives feels more like an improvisation than something carefully put together. Claims that this film provides a fresh, realistic view of the struggles faced by people living in poverty are greatly exaggerated; this ground has already been explored—and handled better—in French films such as “Girlhood” (2014), “Dheepan” (2015), “Les Misérables” (2019) and “Gagarine” (2020), not to mention in many other international productions. The narrative itself is often slow, unfocused, uneven, dull, and occasionally even absurd. It's hard to believe this received the 2022 Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard Award. Perhaps the intentions were good, but the flawed planning and messy editing prevent that from being obvious, undermining any potential positives. Don’t bother with it.

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