FRAGILE (HARD SHELL, SOFT SHELL)

Credits

Name: FRAGILE (HARD SHELL, SOFT SHELL)

Country: F/Algerien

Year of publication: 2021

Format: DCP

Language : OF m. engl. UT

Duration: 116 Minuten

Series: 19. Afrikafilmfestival

Direction: Benestan, Emma

Abstract

Az works on an oyster farm in Sète, in the South of France. Oysters hold no secrets for him, but he must open several before he finds a pearl! He is in love with Jess, an actress in a police series, and asks her to marry him. She refuses and leaves him. On the advice of Lila, his childhood friend, Az choreographs a dance routine to win her back. Interspersed with dance numbers and oriental pastries, FRAGILE questions gender and social dynamics in a society that claims to be egalitarian. In her first feature film, director Emma Benestan turns the tables and depicts male heartbreak in this zany romantic comedy.