eng: Doll grandmother and woman in the middle of a flower field.

2024 DOCU/YOUTH

Madeleine

director: Raquel Sancinetti
Canada202315’
Available in the original language, with English subtitles, Ukrainian dubbing and audio description (settings in the lower right corner of the video player).
Available in the original language, with English subtitles, Ukrainian dubbing and audio description (settings in the lower right corner of the video player).
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Every week, Raquel (41), a Brazilian immigrant, visits her friend Madeleine (107) in her retirement home in Montreal and tries to convince her to get out of the house. The senior woman refuses: she has nothing else to do outside. Raquel doesn't give up and finds a way to bring Madeleine with her on a road trip to the sea. The result is a journey that plays with reality and fiction and brings a reflection on life, death and the certainty that there is always something to learn along the way.

Director:

Raquel Sancinetti

Camera:

Stéphanie-Anne Weber Biron

Sound:

Sacha Ratcliffe

Production:

Raquel Sancinetti

The DOCU/YOUTH programme of the 21st Docudays UA dives into the exploration of the inner world of protagonists going through this important milestone. The films included in the selection are united by the theme of the turning point of entering the adult world.