As a modestly scaled yet masterfully crafted chamber drama from Gallic director Claire Denis,
35 Shots of Rum observes a group of working-class Afro-Europeans living in an unspecified arrondissement of Paris. At its core, the film meditates on the difficulty of transitions in a tightly knit familial unit.
Neophyte Mati Diop stars as Josephine, a twentysomething whose widower father, train conductor Lionel (Alex Descas), raised her alone after her mother died some time ago. The two share an enviable closeness; more than flatmates, more than family members, they are best friends -- emotional codependents prone to wordless communication. But the certai...
Released:
2009
Rated:
NR
Length:
100 mins