"Les éblouis"

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Photo courtesy of Ohlala Film Festival

Eblouis

Camille, the eldest daughter of a large family, is 12 years old and passionate about the circus. One day, her parents join a Catholic community that practices generosity and solidarity, and begin to participate very actively. Little by little, the young woman has to accept a way of life that clashes with her illusions, her social life and her own torments. Camille decides to fight to get out of this control, affirm her freedom and save her sisters and brothers.

This film is the winner for the 2020 Lumiere Awards and nominee for the César de Céleste Brunquell Awards for Female Revelation.

Reviews

"Based on an elegant script and staging, interpreted sensibly by the cast, "Les Éblouis" is imposed as one of the most beautiful surprises of French cinema this year."—Positif

"A meticulous analysis, without judgment or Manichaeism, of the strategy of absorbing the brains, hearts and bodies that any sect exerts, by a filmmaker who was a victim of it in her childhood."—Le Dauphiné Libér

The film is in French with Catalan subtitles. 

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