One Mother
For nearly twenty years, I grew up in a foster family, today I am 35 years old and I am trying to start my family when Gisèle, my birth mother, tells me that she is returning to live in Congo, her home country. I have to understand: Why is she still leaving? Through archive images, I trace the thread of my childhood, methodically, to better question the present. Who is this woman who gave birth to me?
Dir. Mickaël Bandela - 86min - 2022 - France
"A soul-baring work of searing authenticity, Bandela’s searching documentary grapples with the complexities of motherhood and the long shadows of family trauma." - Guardian
"His work, which counteracts the lack of archive material with visual ingenuity and an idiosyncratic rhythm, is full of empathy." - DOK Leipzig,
"not only a powerful film for its skills in conveying empathy but also in offering a humane approach to the idea of family and a path to reconciliation and healing” - **Winner** FIPRESCI Prize of International Film Critics, DOK Leipzig
Read a director introduction on the True Story Blog: https://shorturl.at/5URtq
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One Mother
Dir. Mickaël Bandela - 86min - 2022 - France
For nearly twenty years, I grew up in a foster family, today I am 35 years old and I am trying to start my family when Gisèle, my birth mother, tells me that she is returning to live in Congo, his home country. I have to understand: Why is she still l...
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One Mother - Trailer
For nearly twenty years, I grew up in a foster family, today I am 35 years old and I am trying to start my family when Gisèle, my birth mother, tells me that she is returning to live in Congo, his home country. I have to understand: Why is she still leaking? Through archive images, I trace the th...
