MY FRIEND VICTORIA
synopsis
Victoria, a black girl from a modest background, has never forgotten the night she spent at Thomas' place in Paris, with his bourgeois family. Years later, she crosses paths with him again. They have an affair; Marie is born. But Victoria waits seven years before revealing the child's existence to Thomas and his family. Enchanted by the little girl, the family offers to have her come and stay with them on a regular basis. Little by little, Victoria comes to understand the consequences of this genorosity...
original title: | Mon amie Victoria |
country: | France |
year: | 2014 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Jean-Paul Civeyrac |
film run: | 95' |
release date: | FR 31/12/2014, BE 25/03/2015 |
screenplay: | Jean-Paul Civeyrac |
cast: | Guslagie Malanda, Nadia Moussa, Catherine Mouchet |
cinematography by: | David Chambille |
film editing: | Louise Narboni |
art director: | Brigitte Brassart |
costumes designer: | Claire Dubien |
producer: | Philippe Martin |
co-producer: | Olivier Bronckart |
production: | Les Films Pelléas |
distributor: | O'Brother Distribution |