DEMI-SOEUR/HALF-SISTER (12) FRANCE 2013BALASKO, JOSIANE £19.99
Offbeat film following the fortunes of a woman who sets out in search of
her extended family. Though Nénette (Balasko) is now 60 years old a
birth defect means that she is classed with a mental age of eight.
Nénette retains the happy, carefree demeanour of an eight-year-old,
though the loss of her mother, who has cared for her since birth,
threatens the comfort and security of her life when plans are made to
put her into a retirement home.
Reluctant to leave behind her way of life and a beloved pet tortoise,
Nénette sets out in search of her father but instead finds her
half-brother Paul Bérard (Michel Blanc), a world-weary pharmacist who
isn’t quite sure what to make of his sibling…
In French with English subtitles
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