Our Father, The Devil
MON PÈRE, LE DIABLE
USA/France, 2021, Ellie Foumbi
A surprise nominee for the 2023 Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature, this riveting moral thriller tells of an African refugee woman who is happily working at a retirement home in France when an African priest from a nightmarish episode in her past turns up one day. He begins endearing himself to residents and staff while she struggles to figure out how to respond. “The enigmatic drama goes places you almost certainly won’t expect—and, once there, makes you wonder how you ever thought it could have gone anywhere else.” –Variety. Cleveland theatrical premiere. Subtitles. DCP. 107 min. (Source: ohio.org)
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USA/France, 2021, Ellie Foumbi
A surprise nominee for the 2023 Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature, this riveting moral thriller tells of an African refugee woman who is happily working at a retirement home in France when an African priest from a nightmarish episode in her past turns up one day. He begins endearing himself to residents and staff while she struggles to figure out how to respond. “The enigmatic drama goes places you almost certainly won’t expect—and, once there, makes you wonder how you ever thought it could have gone anywhere else.” –Variety. Cleveland theatrical premiere. Subtitles. DCP. 107 min. (Source: ohio.org)