France 2023, 84 mins (Dir. Marie Amachoukeli-Barsacq) starring Louise Mauroy-Panzani, Ilça Moreno Zego, Abnara Gomes Varela, Arnaud Rebotini
Cléo (six-year -old Louise Mauroy-Panzani) lives with her widower dad Arnaud and her nanny Gloria in Paris. She loves her father, but Gloria is the emotional centre of her world, and when Gloria must return to her home in Cape Verde to attend to her own family, Cléo is heartbroken – and desperate to be reunited.
Six-year-old Louise Mauroy-Panzani is an extraordinary child actor. Full of personality with her tangle of curls and thick glasses, she is able vividly to convey the range of emotions of a small child in an astonishing performance.
The nanny is played by Ilça Moreno Zego, who is a real nanny from Cape Verdi whom Amachoukeli met in the street when she was out casting, and Gloria’s backstory is adapted from Ilça’s story.
The film alternates between Paris and Cape Verde showing the stark contrast between the two worlds that Gloria navigates. In Paris she works for a privileged family who respect her, but doesn’t fully appreciate her sacrifices. In Cape Verde, she reconnects with her culture, and her family, looking after her own children.
Please book a seat by 1pm on the day of the film
Tickets: £9 Members / £12 Non-Members
Doors open at 7.00pm for pre-film drinks (included in the price of the ticket)
Film starts at 7.30pm
Film Talk at 9.30pm