Bitter Paradise (Paradis Amers)
Isabelle GELINAS
Thomas JOUANNET
Michèle BERNIER
Maïmouna TOURÉ
Hugo reluctantly follows his parents following their transfer to Mayotte. The island is nothing like the vacation-brochure dream of the tropics. The only white kid on the island, and suddenly well-off compared to the relative poverty of the islanders, Hugo doesn't feel at home and rejects everything.
Hugo reluctantly follows his parents following their transfer to Mayotte. The island is nothing like the vacation-brochure dream of the tropics. The only white kid on the island, and suddenly well-off compared to the relative poverty of the islanders, Hugo doesn't feel at home and rejects everything.
Relations between Hugo and his folks grow tense. But when Hugo catches classmate Zaïnaba's eye, everything begins to change. She's two years older than he, beautiful and spontaneous. Zaïnaba first shows him Mayotte, and then love.
Hugo suit à contrecœur ses parents suite à leur transfert à Mayotte. L'île n'a rien à voir avec le rêve de vacances dans les tropiques qu’on lui avait vendu. Seul gamin blanc de l'île, et soudain aisé par rapport à la pauvreté relative des insulaires, Hugo ne se sent pas à sa place et rejette tout.
Les relations entre Hugo et sa famille se tendent. Mais quand Hugo attire l’œil de sa camarade de classe Zaïnaba, tout commence à changer. Elle a deux ans de plus que lui, est belle et spontanée. Zaïnaba lui montre d'abord Mayotte, puis l'amour.
