Fortuna

A quiet, sombre immersion in a displaced girl's precarious winter, testing compassion against doctrine with patient, observational restraint.

Directed by

Germinal Roaux

Genres

Drama

Starring

Kidist Siyum, Bruno Ganz, Patrick d'Assumçao

Overview

Fortuna, a 14-year-old Ethiopian girl, has had no news of her parents since they crossed the Mediterranean Sea. Together with other refugees, she is given shelter for the winter in a Swiss catholic monastery. While she waits for her fate to be decided by the Swiss authorities, Fortuna finds out she is pregnant. The choice she will have to make and the arrival of the refugees will give rise to concern within the religious community and will challenge their concept of Christian charity.

How it feels

Melancholic, bleak and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Faith, isolation, identity, class

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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