Ama Gloria (12A)
2023 France
Dir. Marie Amachoukeli-Barsacq
Six-year-old Cléo 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, she’s heartbroken – and desperate to be reunited. An acutely affecting drama powered by a really astounding child actor whose performance takes you into the intensity of a small child’s emotions and instincts. A film that works both as a simple heartfelt drama and as a clear allegory (and critique) of colonialism and a child’s steep learning curve in coming to terms with the wider world.
“One of the year’s most hypnotic performances…” The Guardian
