Athens International Film Festival
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Coming Home

A young woman is waiting at a bus stop. She’s looking at the poster of a missing girl. The photograph is clearly of her, only 8 years younger. Gaëlle was kidnapped by a worker who had been keeping her locked up. Her kidnapper has just set her free, and she’s now obliged to carve her own path. Gaëlle has to learn everything from scratch and how to live with her nightmares.

A young woman is waiting at a bus stop. She’s looking at the poster of a missing girl. The photograph is clearly of her, only 8 years younger. Gaëlle was kidnapped by a worker who had been keeping her locked up. Her kidnapper has just set her free, and she’s now obliged to carve her own path. Gaëlle has to learn everything from scratch and how to live with her nightmares. "Coming Home" is an ambitious character study about two people who affect each other’s personalities and often end up switching roles. Videau builds his script around masterful flashbacks that unfold the tale of a complicated relationship, while pondering the victim/victimizer dynamic against the backdrop of a mutated Stockholm syndrome. If the basis of the story is emotionally violent and devastatingly raw, he makes sure to insert pockets of warmth and humor, reminding everyone that a good joke can survive the most adverse circumstances. K.Th.


a moi seule / μόνη μου - trailer από NyxtesPremieras

Original title: A Moi Seule

Σκηνοθεσία / Director: Frédéric Videau

Σενάριο / Screenwriter: Frédéric Videau

Φωτογραφία / DoP: Marc Tévanian

Μουσική / Music: Florent Marchet

Μοντάζ / Editor: François Quiqueré

Ηθοποιοί / Principal Cast: Agathe Bonitzer, Reda Kateb, Hélène Fillières, Noémie Lvovsky

Γαλλία / France

2011

Εγχρωμο / Color

91'

Γαλλικά / French

* Screened on September 28th (press and main screening)



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