[CINÉMA] On the coming days, an honest film on domestic violence

Toxic masculinity, narcissistic pervert, feminicide: that fashionable expressions, worn to the rope. Furthermore, To believe. In addition, now, that every man is a power predator, a danger against which any woman should protect themselves, even though some male populations, more at risk than others, are immediately exempt from all suspicion – there is, clearly, an elephant in the room, but we do not want to see it, whatever …

Should we therefore sweep away the reality of domestic violence with a background and cry out to politically correct? However, Anyone who has already discussed with police officers knows the frequency of these crimes. For example, Indeed. However, he is not a peacekeeper who was one day faced with the case of a husband with a little too heavy hand on his wife. Is it a generality in gender relationships? No, of course, and [cinéma] coming days, honest film fortunately. However, it is a subject, and it is completely legitimate to approach it.

A film that avoids caricature – [cinéma] coming days, honest film

First feature film directed by screenwriter Nathalie Najem. On days coming does not belong to these films which condemn men in block. More final than a number of contemporary feminists. the director makes the share of things, separates the good grain from the tares and refuses, net, the shots of the genre.

His story takes place in Nice. Laura lives alone with her daughter Lou in an apartment which she barely manages to pay the bills. Joachim. the father of the little one, takes news from time to time, more or less lives on the back of those around him, and in particular his current partner, Shirin, whom he fliques on a daily basis. The latter is not quite aware of it. but she shares with Laura a similar experience alongside [cinéma] coming days, honest film this excessive man focused on the consumption of hard drugs. Because not supporting the slightest annoyance, Joachim monitors, admoneste, sequestration, continues and sometimes even threatens or lets escape a slap …

Lucid on the father of his daughter. but still wishing to keep cordial relationships with him, Laura guesses the springs of the relationship that binds Joachim to Shirin – she went there. So when she knocks on her door to ask her for refuge. Laura agrees to open her and finds herself confronted with issues that she thought was forever free …

First save your skin

For her first film as a director. Nathalie Najem compensates for the simplicity of a somewhat monotonous staging and random calibration by the complexity of a subject too often reduced to stereotypes. Joachim. she tells us, knows how to be human, charming, funny and even considerate, when Laura and Shirin are in no [cinéma] coming days, honest film way passive victims. Nevertheless. comes a moment when the individual, failing to save the other of his interior addictions and demons, must first think of saving his skin. Admittedly. the melodrama and the thriller are not always a good household; Without doubt the filmmaker seeks to overcome the risk for our characters to switch into the news.

Nicely interpreted. nevertheless, by its two main actresses, Zita Hanrot and Alexia Chardard, the film offers Bastien Bouillon a golden role in which it was not expected and also owes, also, to the young Maya Hirsbein who, from the height of his eleven years, stands up to the whole cast by camping a character more subtle than expected.

3 out of 5 stars