The Place in Between

A quiet, unhurried meditation on displacement and belonging, carried by small gestures and long silences that linger after the credits.

Directed by

Sarah Bouyain

Genres

Drama

Starring

Dorylia Calmel, Assita Ouedraogo, Nathalie Richard

Overview

A young biracial woman raised in France travels to Burkina Faso in search of the mother she hasn’t seen in many years. Meanwhile, in Paris, an émigré from Burkina Faso who makes her living as a cleaner teaches the Dioula language to a white middle-class office worker, in this affecting story of global displacement.

How it feels

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

About

Identity, family, isolation, immigration

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

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

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