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An 8-year-old black child named Victoria (Keylia Achie Beguie), is taken in for a night by the wealthy, white, well-intentioned family of one of her schoolmates. The experience haunts her for years to come, shaping her desires and offering a mirage of privilege that she dreams of but finds impossible to attain. As an adult (beautifully played by newcomer Guslagie Malanda), she drifts from job to job, but then unexpectedly reconnects with the family’s youngest son (Pierre Andrau) in an encounter that will reshape her life yet again. Adapting Nobel laureate Doris Lessing’s story “Victoria and the Staveneys,” Civeyrac relocates the story from London to Paris to craft a probing and intimate look at the politics of race and class identity. Veteran actors Catherine Mouchet ( Thérèse , Late August, Early September ) and Pascal Greggory ( Pauline at the Beach , Queen Margot , Gabrielle and others) round out the cast. MY FRIEND VICTORIA is now available on iTunes .
Original Release
12/31/2014
US Release
12/04/2015
Cast
Name | Character |
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Guslagie Malanda | Victoria |
Nadia Moussa | Fanny |
Catherine Mouchet | Elena Savinet |
Pascal Greggory | Lionel Savinet |
Alexis Loret | Edouard Savinet |
Pierre Andrau | Thomas Savinet |
Elise Akaba | Diouma |
Tony Harrisson | Sam |
Keylia Achie Beguie | Victoria enfant |
Keemyah Omolongo | Fanny enfant |
Directors
Writers
Jean-Paul Civeyrac, Doris Lessing
Cast
Name | Character |
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Guslagie Malanda | Victoria |
Nadia Moussa | Fanny |
Catherine Mouchet | Elena Savinet |
Pascal Greggory | Lionel Savinet |
Alexis Loret | Edouard Savinet |
Pierre Andrau | Thomas Savinet |
Elise Akaba | Diouma |
Tony Harrisson | Sam |
Keylia Achie Beguie | Victoria enfant |
Keemyah Omolongo | Fanny enfant |
Maylina Diagne | Marie |
Khadim Ka | Charlie |
Balthazar Dejean de la Bâtie | Edouard adolescent |
Nils Vogelpohl | Thomas enfant |
Catherine Bat N'Guélé | Marion |
Amadou Cissé | Le père de Diouma |
Aurore Broutin | La cafetière |
Adrien Michaux | L'agent immobilier |
Ascension Garcia | Visiteur appartement 1 |
Pablo Duran | Visiteur appartement 2 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jacques-Henri Bronckart | Producer |
Olivier Bronckart | Producer |
Philippe Martin | Producer |
Eiji Yamazaki | Producer |