Bird's Nest

Oct 7, 2022

0h 9m

★ 5.0

Overview

Aïcha, a 7-year-old black girl receives a drawing mocking her hair. With the help of her big sister, they will spend the evening trying to make her beautiful like her classmates. How far is she willing to go to be seen and accepted?

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Post-Moderne

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Cast

Vanina Epassy

Michmahël Aubourg Clergé

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