23rd Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Southern Belle
director: Nicola Peduzzi
original title: Southern Belle
country: France
year: 2017
running time: 84 min.
East European Premiere
synopsis
A sensitive portrait of 26-year-old Taelor examines the upper-class American mentality in the era of Donald Trump. Absurd property disputes and dysfunctional family relationships combine with alcoholism, drug addiction, and love of weapons to reflect the reality of the contemporary American south with a dash of brutal honesty.
biography
French actor and documentary filmmaker Nicolas Peduzzi is the creator of the short films Mikado (2014) and Death on the Basketball Court (2015). He received an award for Southern Belle at the film festival in Marseille.
more about film
hrají: | Taelor Ranzau |
producer: | Elsa Klughertz |
script: | Nicola Peduzzi |
editing: | Basile Belkhiri |
hudba: | Maud Geffray |
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