While the french ambassadress to Afghanistan is in the middle of disarmament negotiations with a Kuchi Nomad tribe, her daughter, Cleo, is Kidnapped by Afghanistan's only female warlord.
Acting
Laetitia Dosch's deadpan panic is chef's kiss
Direction
Abrantes crams more ideas in 32 mins than most features
Costume
Warlord power dressing meets French diplomatic beige
Director
Gabriel Abrantes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Abrantes shot this in Portugal doubling for Afghanistan, which somehow makes the colonial gaze even more meta.
The title's 'ennui ennui' isn't pretentious—it's the sound of French imperialism eating itself while pretending not to notice.
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