The life of an ordinary working class family in Bagnolet's block of council flats, Paris' suburb. "I've spent 17 years here. I sacrificed myself for you. Now it's over. " says the mother, who dreams of being a singer. Between a pre-teen rocker brother and a disillusioned father, daughter Nathalie brings balance into this breaking-down family.
Acting
Dominique Verde's shattered maternal longing.
Direction
Brisseau's claustrophobic framing of domestic collapse.
Director
Jean-Claude Brisseau
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Brisseau shot this in his actual Bagnolet neighborhood using local non-actors mixed with professionals.
A rare 1980s French TV movie that treated HLM housing projects with documentary intimacy rather than crime sensationalism.
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