The story of the struggle of an autistic girl and her brother trying to survive without their parents.
Acting
Adèle Haenel's debut — ferocious, unsentimental, unforgettable.
Direction
Ruggia shoots Marseille like a crumbling character in itself.
Director
Christophe Ruggia
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adèle Haenel was 13 during filming; she later accused director Christophe Ruggia of sexual harassment during production, making the film's themes of exploitation deeply uncomfortable in retrospect.
Shot in Marseille's Cité des Rosiers housing project with non-professional locals, capturing a specific French underclass rarely seen in cinema.
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