Angel Face

Archive - Festival 34
Director: Vanessa Filho
France 2018
108 minutes
French
Subtitles in Hebrew, English

8-year-old Elli and her mother, Marlène (Marion Cotillard), live in a small town by the French Riviera. When Marlène caves in to yet another night of excess, she chooses to leave Elli behind for a man she just met. The young child must confront her mother's demons in order to get her back.

Vanessa Filho’s feature debut comes to the Haifa Festival from its world premiere at the Un Certain Regard section of the 2018 Cannes Festival. The moving family drama offers a very affecting performance by young Ayline Aksoy-Etaix as Elli.

Feature Debut

Director Vanessa Filho
Production Carole Lambert, Marc Missonier
Script Vanessa Filho, Diastème
Cinematography Guillaume Schiffman
Editing Sophie Reine
Music Audrey Ismaël, Olivier Coursier
Festivals Cannes (UCR)
Actors Marion Cotillard, Ayline Aksoy-Etaix, Alban Lenoir, Amélie Daure, Stéphane Rideau
Source Playtime, Paris