Little White Lies

Marie Amachoukeli

or her solo debut feature, filmmaker Marie Amachoukeli depicts the complicated relationship between a French six-year-old and her nanny from Cape Verde who must return home to take care of her own family. This vibrant film comes from a personal place and is dedicated to the director’s nanny. explores love from a child’s perspective, in all its selfish and overwhelming power, while also turning the tables on the typical bleak dramas about colonialism

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