57000 Km Between Us (57000 km entre nous)
An original and distinctly queer work that dissects the alienating role of technology in our lives.
Life is complicated for 14-year-old Nat. Shut away in her bedroom, she fills her days playing computer games and chatting to her online friends, while outside her mother and stepfather satisfy their narcissistic urges by keeping an internet video blog of their lives. Tired of her home life, Nat would much rather live with her transsexual father and her partner Khaled instead. Drawing on her background in photography and video art, first-time filmmaker Delphine Kreuter has assembled a fiercely original and contemporary work that dissects the alienating role of technology in our lives. The largely handheld camera work is disorienting but controlled, with Kreuter's meticulous eye for composition producing some startling imagery. In this world of dysfunction and eccentricity, it is Nat's relationship with her transsexual father that keeps her grounded and provides a striking and heartfelt component to this truly unconventional film.
Michael Blyth
| Directed by: | Delphine Kreuter |
| Cast: | Florence Thomassin, Stéphanie Michelini, Mathieu Amalric |
| Country: | France |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Running time: | 82min |
