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DVD

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My friend Victoria = Mon amie Victoria

Call Number

  • DVD FOREIGN (CEN, EAS)

Languages

In French, with optional English subtitles.

Performers

Guslagie Malanga, Nadia Moussa, Catherine Mouchet, Pascal Greggory, Keylia Achie Beguie, Alexis Loret, Pierre Andrau, Elise Akaba, Tony Harrisson.

Publication Information

[New York, NY] : Zeitgeist Films, [2018]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (95 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

An 8-year-old black child named Victoria is taken in for a night by the wealthy, white, well-intentioned family of one of her schoolmates. The experience haunts her for years to come, shaping her desires and offering a mirage of privilege that she dreams of but finds impossible to attain. As an adult, she drifts from job to job, but then unexpectedly reconnects with the family's youngest son in an encounter that will reshape her life yet again.

Notes

Title from container.

Based on the novel "Victoria and the Staveneys" by Doris Lessing.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2014.

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