“People need to get away from it all, if we can touch them, so much the better,”
says Ruben Alves of
Miss's
week-long release
.
A first that detonates in the current situation where the time has come to postpone in the face of the persistent intrusion of Covid-19 in our lives, the establishment of the curfew in eight large cities further disrupting cultural outings.
The director, who has also resisted the appeal of platforms, sees it as an act of citizenship, a
“symbol”
.
“I told myself that my film was about courage,” he
remarks.
In fact, the story of his hero demands it.
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Alex's classmates, 9, laugh at him.
They call him a
"girl"
.
As an adult, the young man has found his place in a colorful community led by the exuberant Yolande (Isabelle Nanty) and led by Lola, a transvestite (Thibault de Montalembert as we have never seen him).
Alex asks his friends to help him pass the Miss France contest.
Reactions are mixed.
“I made this film to stop hearing: 'Don't cry, you're a boy!'
"
Ruben alves
"I have
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