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Ma soeur

2019 · 9 min

A short, intimate coming-of-age drama that quietly confronts shame and prejudice, leaving a tender, uncomfortable ache.

Directed by
Liang Hong-kai
Genres
Drama
Starring
Clémence Joneau
Overview
Mathieu is pushed by his parents to take his sister, Melissa, to a party. She has Down Syndrome and has never been to a party before, but wishes to spend the night like other girls. During the evening, Mathieu must fight the shame he feels for Melissa and accept his prejudice against his own sister, for she is a girl who has her own desires, sexuality and dreams of finding love.

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Directed by
Liang Hong-kai
Genres
Drama
Starring
Clémence Joneau
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • sexuality
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Liang Hong-kai
Written by
Mauricio Carrasco
Starring
Clémence Joneau
Runtime
9 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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