Cork Cine Club presents AMA GLORIA [France/Cape Verde]

Tickets go on sale Sunday 15 September at 8:00am.

100% Rotten Tomatoes

Six-year-old Cléo lives in Paris with her widowed father and her beloved nanny, Gloria, who is her main source of comfort and stability. When Gloria has to return to Cape Verde permanently to care for her own children following her mother’s death, she invites Cléo to visit for the summer.

There, Cléo discovers not only a different culture but that Gloria has her own family and that the world – especially Gloria’s world – does not revolve around Cléo. It’s a harsh lesson and one that both of them have to face as the consequences of their changed dynamic plays out.

Enriched by charming animated sequences and a deeply moving performance by six-year-old Louise Mauroy-Panzani, Ama Gloria is a tender, vibrant drama.

It’s tempting to read a colonial narrative in Cléo’s reluctant surrender of the only maternal figure she has ever known. But Louise Mauroy-Panzani’s uncanny performance ensures we’re solely fixated on the child’s psychodrama. – Irish Times

Ama Gloria is a small-scale film, barely over 80 minutes, but it leaves an almighty impression. Everything is so unforced and effortlessly convincing. – The Guardian

The considerable power of Ama Gloria lies not in its take on colonial conscience, nor even in its insights into the complex economical and emotional dynamics of the child-nanny bond. It is in its unmatched portrait of one brave little heart. – Variety

It is a small film, but one whose subtle touch and generous spirit proves captivating. – Screen International

AMA GLORIA

France/Cape Verde, 2023 | Language: French/Kabuverdianu | 83 mins | Cert: CLUB

Director: Marie Amachoukeli

Cast: Louise Mauroy-Panzani, Ilça Moreno Zego, Abnara Gomes Varela, Fredy Gomes Tavares, Arnaud Rebotini, Domingos Borges Almeida

Foreign language films are subtitled. 

Cert: CLUB for over 18s.

A short Irish film will be shown before the feature.

BOOKING

Tickets: €8.50/€7 concession

Cork Cine Club absorbs the cost of online booking fees.

Online booking closes at 6pm on the night of the film.

Pay at the door by card or cash. Exact change is appreciated.