Mon amie Victoria (2014)
Directed by Jean-Paul Civeyrac

Drama

Film Synopsis

Victoria, a black girl from a humble background, has never forgotten the night she once spent with a well-heeled family in Paris, at the home of little Thomas.  Many years later, she encounters Thomas again.  Their brief liaison results in the birth of a little girl, Marie, but it is seven years before Victoria reveals this fact to Thomas and his family.  The latter are easily won over by Marie's charms and offer to accommodate her on a regular basis.  Victoria gradually realises the consequences of this apparent generosity...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Jean-Paul Civeyrac
  • Script: Jean-Paul Civeyrac, Doris Lessing (novel)
  • Cinematographer: David Chambille
  • Cast: Guslagie Malanga (Victoria), Nadia Moussa (Fanny), Catherine Mouchet (Elena Savinet), Pascal Greggory (Lionel Savinet), Alexis Loret (Edouard Savinet), Pierre Andrau (Thomas Savinet), Elise Akaba (Diouma), Tony Harrisson (Sam), Keylia Achie Beguie (Victoria enfant), Keemyah Omolongo (Fanny enfant), Maylina Diagne (Marie), Khadim Ka (Charlie), Balthazar Dejean de la Batie (Edouard adolescent), Nils Vogelpohl (Thomas enfant), Catherine Bat N'Guélé (Marion), Amadou Cissé (Le père de Diouma), Aurore Broutin (La cafetière), Adrien Michaux (L'agent immobilier), Ascension Garcia (Visiteur appartement 1), Pablo Duran (Visiteur appartement 2)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 95 min

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