PREVIEW: La Mif (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Charlie Areddy (film debut), Kassia Da Costa (film debut), Amandine Golay (film debut), Claudia Grob (film debut), Joyce Esther Ndayisenga (film debut), Amelie Tonsi (film debut), Sara Tulu (film debut), Anais Uldry (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Fred Baillif (Believers: Who’s Back?), director, writer, editor; Agnès Boutruche (Volontaires) and Véronique Vergari (Volontaires), producers; Joseph Areddy (Spartans), cinematographer

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

A group of troubled teenage girls are placed in a residential care home where they are observed by social workers. The forced family dynamic initially causes friction between the girls, but eventually morphs into something closer…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This naturalistic docu-drama from filmmaker Fred Baillif charts the uneasy pairing of troubled teen girls who form tight bonds amidst their personal complications.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 25TH FEBRUARY 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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