Synopse
The first French-language film by Santiago Mitre is a black comedy full of macabre poetry that pays tribute to Sidney Bechet’s jazz standard Petite Fleur. Young father and unemployed graphic artist Jose is visiting his neighbour, hears Petite Fleur and then kills his host. The next day, however, the neighbour is alive and well again, as if the events of the previous day had never happened. So José kills him again, this time differently. But the neighbour keeps coming back. Killing his neighbour becomes a regular part of José’s routine: he looks after the baby, repairs the house – and kills his neighbour.
Regie
SANTIAGO MITRE (*1980 in Buenos Aires) studied film at the Universidad del Cine in Buenos Aires. His second film Paulina won the FIPRESCI Prize in 2015 at Cannes. In 2017 came the political thriller The Summit, which like his debut feature Student (2011) had its Germany premiere at FILMFEST HAMBURG.
Info
Original Title: Petite Fleur (15 Ways to Kill Your Neighbour)
Category: Feature
Section: Vitrina
Version & Subtitles: French, Spanish OV with English subtitles
Director: Santiago Mitre
Screenplay: Santiago Mitre, Mariano Llinás
Cast/Protagonists: Daniel Hendler, Vimala Pons, Sergi López, Melvil Poupaud
Production country: Argentina, Belgium, Spain, France
Year of Production: 2022
Length: 98 min
Producer: Didar Domehri, Agustina Llambi-Campbell
Production company: Maneki Films
Sound: Sébastien Ariaux, Santiago Fumagalli, Nicolas Lagarenne, Olivier Le Vacon, Elsa Ruhlmann
Editor: Alejo Moguillansky, Andrés Pepe Estrada
co-production company: La Unión de los Ríos, Logical Pictures, Setembro Cine / Santiago Carabante
World Sales: Joris Boyer, Playtime
