Ava
Drama
Ava, 13, is spending the summer on the Atlantic coast when she learns that she will lose her sight sooner than expected. Her mother decides to act as if everything were normal so as to spend their best summer ever. Ava confronts the problem in her own way. She steals a big black dog that belongs to a young man on the run...
VIBE
This film feels like a quiet, sun-drenched summer afternoon tinged with impending sadness. It's a tender, introspective look at a young girl grappling with loss, finding unexpected moments of connection and resilience amidst the beauty of the coast.
melancholicbittersweetintrospectivetenderslow-burnindie dramacharacter-drivennaturalisticlossacceptancemother-daughter relationshipcoming-of-age
beachteenage girlsummersummer vacationdogblindnesswoman directormother daughter relationship
