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Edinburgh – Institut Français d’Ecosse
November 16, 2024 @ 18:30
An immature dancer agrees to house a Congolese refugee, further complicated by the escape of a lab mouse.
After Babette, an immature 40-year-old dancer, gets a call from a friend who asks if she can put up a Congolese drummer and refugee with a gig in Paris for a couple of weeks, she has no idea that her small comfortable world is about to be challenged. When Maoussi, an escaped lab mouse, makes itself known, their lives are turned upside down as they try to navigate cultural misunderstandings and conflicting expectations about what love and parenthood are supposed to look like…
"A dark comedy about the presumptions of love."
Special Screening: This screening will feature a Q&A with director Charlotte Schiøler. Introduction and Q&A will feature BSL interpretation.
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