Angel Face
Drama
8-year-old Elli and her mother, Marlène, live in a small town by the French Riviera where they act out to relieve boredom and hide from social services. When Marlène caves in to yet another night of excess, she chooses to leave Elli behind for a man she just met. The young child must confront her mother's demons in order to get her back.
VIBE
A hauntingly intimate portrait of a child's desperate love. It’s a raw, unsettling look at maternal bonds pushed to their breaking point, steeped in the melancholic beauty of the French Riviera.
unsettlingmelancholictensefragileslow-burnarthouse dramacharacter studynaturalisticneglectcodependencytraumachildhood
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