In the shadow of Saigon

SHORT FILM
DIRECTOR DOROTHÉE FLAGEOLLET

25' | COLORS | IN DEVELOPMENT

Olivia, five months pregnant, lives alone in an apartment building in the Belleville district. One evening, her neighbor Marie-Paule, a quiet and reserved woman of Vietnamese origin, calls her for help to save her dying husband. Upon entering their apartment, Olivia discovers they live in seclusion, their home overflowing with objects and trash—a case of Diogenes syndrome. A fragile relationship develops between the two women, woven from silences, buried memories, and inherited possessions.