Amin

A very Ken Loach vibe with this film, realistic, not always easy, but never black and white. The story is about interactions and social situations one never thinks about but always surrounds us. It is a story of hope and hopelessness and the line we all walk between the two with the people who inhabit it. Emmanuelle Devos delivers a stunning performance, and Moustapha Mbengue is nuanced, often saying more by saying less.

I watched it on the plane, and I kept glancing at the screen next to me, showing Jungle Cruise. Each shot in that was lit so precisely, it was hard not to imagine it was shot entirely in a studio. People don't walk around with backlight hair lights constantly. So the raw, realistic filmmaking of Philippe Faucon was a wonderful come down.