Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
MY FRIEND VICTORIA
Mon amie Victoria
Synopsis
An 8-year-old black child named Victoria is taken in for a night by the wealthy, white, well-intentioned family of one of her schoolmates. The experience haunts her for years to come, shaping her desires and offering a mirage of privilege that she dreams of but finds impossible to attain.
Synopsis
An 8-year-old black child named Victoria is taken in for a night by the wealthy, white, well-intentioned family of one of her schoolmates. The experience haunts her for years to come, shaping her desires and offering a mirage of privilege that she dreams of but finds impossible to attain.
Our take
Relocating a text by novelist Doris Lessing to Paris, director Jean-Paul Civeyrac crafts a multilayered drama about modern-day racial inequality. With a vibrant performance by newcomer Nadia Moussa, My Friend Victoria asks far-reaching questions about the act of raising a child as a single woman.