Summaries

Naëlle is 19, with an already complicated past behind her. During an integration workshop, Naëlle meets Hélène, her instructor, who gets her an apprenticeship with a craft guild. Despite her missteps, Naëlle manages to find her way.

Naëlle (Najaa Bensaid) is 19, with an already complicated past behind her. During an integration workshop, Naëlle meets Hélène (Agnès Jaoui), her instructor, who gets her an apprenticeship with a craft guild. Despite her missteps, Naëlle manages to find her way, but not without support from Hélène and from Paul (Pio Marmai), the master craftsman who mentors her. Naëlle will carve a place for herself in the fascinating world of stained glass and will realize that the Companions' values are not just empty words.

At 19, passionate about street art, Naëlle (Najaa Bensaid) is forced to follow a reintegration project with other young people, her last chance to avoid being separated from her loved ones. Touched by the young girl, Hélène (Agnès Jaoui), the site manager and her instructor, introduces her one day to the Maison des Compagnons de Nantes, a world of traditions that promotes craftsmanship excellence and transmission between generations. Alongside Paul (Pio Marmai), a companion stained glass artist who agrees to take her for training in his studio, Naëlle discovers a universe with codes very different from hers that could give new meaning despite her difficulties in life. Naëlle will carve a place for herself in the fascinating world of stained glass and will realize that the Companions' values are not just empty words.—ALLOCINÉ

Details

Keywords
  • female protagonist
  • one word title
  • drugs
  • rooftop
  • street art
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Feb 22, 2022
Countries of origin France Belgium
Language French
Filming locations Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France
Production companies Wild Bunch France 2 Cinéma Soyouz Films

Box office

Budget $4700000
Gross worldwide $704580

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 50m
Color Color
Aspect ratio

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