Mikado

Mikado and Laetitia fled their past with their children Nuage (13) and Zephir (7) with one single goal: not to be separated from them. These kids are like no other, they are home-schooled, and their home is a van. Mikado feels the trap closing in on them.

Screenwriter for Michel Leclerc’s film ‘The Names of Love’, based on her own story and which was awarded the César for Best Original Screenplay, and Thomas Lilti’s ‘Hippocrates’, nominated for that same César, Baya Kasmi directed her first short film in 2011 – ‘I Could've Been a Hooker’ –, nominated for the César award for Best Short Film. She then directed two comedies – ‘I’m All Yours’ and ‘The (In)famous Youssef Salem’. Mikado is her third feature film.

Year of Production: 2024

Time: 94’

Country: France

Language: French. Original version with Spanish subtitles

Director: Baya Kasmi

Cast: Felix Moati, Vimala Pons, Ramzy Bedia, Patience Munchenbach, Saul Benchetrit

Production: Fabrice Goldstein, Antoine Rein and Pauline

Script: Baya Kasmi

Director of Photography: Romain Le Bonniec

Production Companies: Karé Productions and Films Grand Huit

International Sales: Pulsar Content

Selected at Marrakesh International Film Festival and Angoulême Francophone Film Festival

Premiere in Spain