Swiss Premiere
La Mif / The Fam
by Fred Baillif
Secondary title
The Fam
Country / Year
Switzerland / 2021
Duration
111 Min.
Languages
French
Subtitles
English
German
Genre
Tags
Direction
Fred Baillif
Cast
Claudia Grob,
Anaïs Uldry,
Kassia Da costa,
Joyce Esther Ndayisenga,
Charlie Areddy,
Sara Tulu,
Isabelle De Abreu Cannavo,
Amélie Tonsi,
Amandine Golay,
Sara Leon,
Arsène Landenberg,
Merlin Landenberg
"Who are you?" - "The Punk Queen in the Land of Assholes." Right from the get-go, the viewer is thrown into the middle of the hustle and bustle of a girls' home. Most of the residents come from broken homes and find a sense of security there that they didn't know before. The home's director, Lora, does everything she can to support her charges, but conflicts are inevitable in this wildly mixed surrogate family. For his authentic social drama, the director worked with residents and directors of a real home, with the girls either writing the script themselves or improvising. An uninhibited and impressive portrayal of young women who, despite their strokes of fate, brim with temperament and a hunger for life.