Besieged matriarch Sonia tries to make certain her daughter's nuptials come off flawlessly even as events spiral out of control is in this dark comedy helmed by François Dupeyron. With Sonia's wayward eldest son under arrest on drug charges, she then discovers that her no-account hubby has gambled away the money set aside for the reception. Will Sonia and her family triumph or crumble in the face of adversity?
Acting
Félicité Wouassi's Sonia—exhausted, magnificent, barely holding it together.
Direction
Dupeyron keeps multiple disasters spinning like plates.
Director
François Dupeyron
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dupeyron, who also directed Monsieur Ibrahim, specializes in marginalized families finding grace in grim circumstances.
The film's French title 'Aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera' riffs on an old proverb: 'Help yourself and heaven will help you'—bitterly ironic given Sonia's solo struggle.
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