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A man and a pregnant woman, seen from above and both nude and painted white, spoon on a rumpled sheet.

Hotel Acropole Hôtel Acropole

  Sarah Lasry

  France     20 minutes

Synopsis

In the throes of grief after her partner Hugo’s recent passing, Rivka, a pregnant woman with a mysterious wound along her spine, checks into Hotel Acropole. On the evening before Hugo’s ashes are to be scattered, an old friend and former lover helps her explore grief, desire, and her mutating body.

This film screens as part of Shorts Program 1: After Dark.

 French 

Content Considerations

Film Credits

  •   Charlotte Vande Vyvre, Christine Gozlan
  •   Sarah Lasry
  •   Guillaume Lillo
  •   Manuel Bolaños
  •   Judith Zins, Sébastien Houbani, Farida Rahouadj
  •   Pierre Oberkampf
  •   Balade Sauvage Productions, Thelma Films
  •   https://baladesauvage.fr/fissure/

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