프로그램 노트

In 1989, Rose from Côte d'Ivoire immigrated to Paris with her two sons, Jean and Ernest. The weight of being a ‘black, immigrant, and female breadwinner’ is not easy to bear, but Rose is not a quitter. “I choose my men myself. I don’t belong to anyone.” She is sincere, independent, and active in expressing what she loves. The film consists of each chapter about Rose, Jean, and Ernest, plus a short epilogue. Rose’​s chapter depicts her as a woman before being a mother — she is confident in search of love, but is found to have a solitary mind from time to time. Jean’​s part focuses on his complicated, wandering, and deficient state of mind as he watches his mother, followed by a coming-of-age story of the youngest Ernest, with his sympathetic and compassionate gaze into the two. Though they have been split apart for a long time, it seems their individual choices have continuously had a profound impact on each other’​s current life and inner feelings. This film is a portrait of a family who live a life without trying to make makeshift compromises or temporary stitches. (JEONG Ji Hye)