Vanina leads a very ordered life and and desperately wants to appear perfect to everyone, whatever the situation. Unfortunately for her, everything falls apart when her daughter gets stricken with teen angst, her son goes into a mystical phase and her husband starts to slip away. Desperate, she sees Nina, another version of herself, come into her life and take care of her problems in her own way.
Acting
Réali's dual performance—two women, one spectacular meltdown.
Writing
Sharp French wit on family dysfunction without cruelty.
Director
Sylvain Monod
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title references Hindu goddess Durga, who manifests multiple arms to destroy evil—here, a suburban mom weaponizes multiplicity against her own life.
Cristiana Réali shot her scenes as both women back-to-back with no body double, using precise blocking to interact with herself.
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