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Elza

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Raised in Paris, a young woman (Stana Roumillac) returns to the island of her birth to get to know her estranged father -- but soon learns that there is not much about the man to love.

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Vanessa Martinez Shadow and Act 02/09/2017
The cast, consisting of mostly non-professional actors, deliver believable performances. There's an air of feminine energy throughout the film, bolstered by the picturesque scenery. Go to Full Review Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times 11/29/2012
5/5
Bathed in the flamingo colors and Caribbean rhythms of its location, this deeply personal debut from the writer and director Mariette Monpierre develops with a lingering attention to sensation and sound. Go to Full Review Zeba Blay Slant Magazine 11/26/2012
2/4
Capitalizes on a vibrant tropical location and a cast of capable, but the narrative makes disconcerting leaps from the poignant to the distractingly soap-operatic. Go to Full Review Prairie Miller WBAI Radio 01/05/2013
Sometimes I feel like a fatherless child. Monpierre, the first Guadeloupe woman director, projects her personal journey searching for her absentee father on this emotionally unfocused drama. In effect diminishing how single mothers struggle and prevail. Go to Full Review David Noh Film Journal International 11/29/2012
There is matchless beauty here in both the actors and the setting, but this study of family and race needed a surer auteurial hand. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Mariette Monpierre

Director

Stana Roumillac

Elza

Vincent Byrd Lesage

Mr. Désiré

Christophe Cherki

Bernard

Sophie Berger

Mrs. Désiré

Teddy Doloir

Jean-Luc
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Movie Info

Synopsis Raised in Paris, a young woman (Stana Roumillac) returns to the island of her birth to get to know her estranged father -- but soon learns that there is not much about the man to love.
Director
Mariette Monpierre
Screenwriter
Mariette Monpierre, Mama Keita
Production Co
Over Easy Productions, Morgane Production, France Télévision
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2016
Runtime
1h 22m