by Marie Amachoukeli
German
English
Six-year-old Cléo is heartbroken when she learns that her nanny, Gloria, has to travel back to Cape Verde. The girl, hidden under a tangle of hair and thick glasses, lives with her father in Paris, but spends most of her time with Gloria. Because parting is extremely difficult for both, Gloria decides to invite Cléo to visit her during the summer vacations. AMA GLORIA gives its audience the opportunity to see the world from the perspective of a little child with a big heart. The touching drama juxtaposes two worlds: The Western one, where parents have enough money but too little time for their children. And that of Cape Verde, where parents have plenty of time, but too little money to offer their children a perspective.
Marie Amachoukeli is a French director and screenwriter with Georgian roots who trained at the La Fémis film school in Paris. Her feature debut PARTY GIRL, which she co-directed with Claire Burger and Samuel Theis, opened the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and promptly scooped the the Caméra d'Or. Her second feature AMA GLORIA opened the Semaine de la Critique at Cannes this year. 2023 AMA GLORIA 2014 PARTY GIRL 2013 DEMOLITION PARTY (short film) 2009 C’EST GRATUIT POUR LES FILLES (short film) 2008 FORBACH (short film) 2007 L’ARBRE D’HUGO (short film)
