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Fri 11 July | 13:00 | Pálás Screen 2

2024 | Belgium, France, French Guiana | 77’

French, French Creole (English Subtitles)

In this debut from director Maxime Jean-Baptiste, which premiered at Locarno Film Festival, Melrick, a 13-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation in Cayenne with his grandmother, Nicole. His desire to learn to play the drum brings back the spectre of Lucas, Nicole’s son, also a drummer, who died tragically 11 years earlier.

Director: Maxime Jean-Baptiste
Writers: Maxime Jean-Baptiste, Audrey Jean-Baptiste
Producers: Rosa Spaliviero, Olivier Marboeuf
Cast: Melrick Diomar, Nicole Diomar, Yannick Cébret