The film follows a 30-year-old man named Gabriel, a French war reporter who was taken to hostage in Syria and then heads to India after months in captivity.
Direction
Hansen-Løve's patient, unhurried observation of healing.
Cinematography
India's light captured as character, not backdrop.
Acting
Kolinka's haunted stillness, Banerjee's luminous presence.
Director
Mia Hansen-Løve
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Roman Kolinka is the son of director Mia Hansen-Løve's former partner, making this an oddly intimate family affair.
The film sparked debate in France about its handling of colonial tourism and the older man/younger woman dynamic—Hansen-Løve called it 'a love story, not a political statement.'
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