woensdag 19 februari

Le Royaume

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Start: 20.00 hrs
With English subtitles

Tension-filled coming-of-age crime drama about the relationship between a daughter and her father, the head of a criminal clan in Corsica.

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Julien Colonna – France, 2024 – 108 minutes – language spoken: French, with English subtitles

At the start of a hot summer holiday, 15-year-old Lesia is taken by her aunt to a hidden villa and left with her father, Pierre-Paul, the leader of a local mafia gang. Tension soon mounts after an attack on a politician and the murder of her godfather. As Pierre-Paul prepares for a potential power struggle between rival gangs, Lesia sees photos of the men around her, whom she considers her uncles, appear on television alongside images of violence. Lesia loves her father but gradually she comes to realise what his life and work really involve.

Le Royaume, the feature debut of Corsican director Julien Colonna, is a suspenseful and compelling mafia drama set in rural Corsica in the 1990s. But it is also a family drama centred on the relationship between a father and his adolescent daughter on the brink of adulthood. Most of the roles are played by non-professional actors from the Corsican community. The film was selected for the Cannes Film Festival and was praised by the international press for its intense and realistic portrayal of the Corsican mafia and the starring role of lead actress Ghjuvanna Benedetti. “A solid, suspenseful, realistic and beautifully crafted crime drama, with good acting from non-actors.” (VPRO Cinema***)