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Kika

2025 · 104 min

A tender, gently funny portrait of a grieving woman rebuilding her life through odd, intimate work, balancing heartbreak with wry social observation.

Directed by: Alexe Poukine
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Manon Clavel, Makita Samba, Ethelle Gonzalez Lardued

Overview: While pregnant with her second child, Kika faces the sudden death of her partner. Totally heartbroken, and broke, she sets her priorities straight : 1.⁠ ⁠make money fast 2.⁠ ⁠stay strong. Dirty underwear, dildos and neurotic parents will unexpectedly help.

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Directed by: Alexe Poukine
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Manon Clavel, Makita Samba, Ethelle Gonzalez Lardued

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
survival
parenthood
healing
class
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	5
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, comedy
Directed by: Alexe Poukine
Written by: Alexe Poukine, Thomas van Zuylen
Starring: Manon Clavel, Makita Samba, Ethelle Gonzalez Lardued, Suzanne Elbaz, Thomas Coumans, Anaël Snoek, Kadija Leclère, Bernard Blancan
Cinematography: Colin Lévêque
Runtime: 104 min
Country: Belgium, France
Languages: French

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