A kid plays the world's worst game of hot potato — with himself.
43 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestThe story of a child abandoned at birth who is shunted around from foster family to foster family. Despite numerous pitfalls along the way, Olivier courageously and tenaciously learns to be confident about life, to accept the inevitable transitions and to hope for the better. His firm objective is to turn 18, be independent at last and have some control over his life without being beholden to anyone.
Acting
Child actor carries impossible weight without performing.
Writing
Adult cruelty shown through bureaucratic indifference, not melodrama.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Quebec's foster care crisis remains underrepresented in francophone media; this series sparked parliamentary questions about youth protection reforms.
Director Desrosiers cast actual foster care alumni in supporting roles; their improvised reactions to bureaucratic scenes were kept in final cut.
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