In her latest film, screened at La Quinzaine des cinéastes in Cannes, Patricia Mazuy focuses on prison, the wives of inmates, and social codes. Praised by the press and critics, The Prisoner of Bordeaux combines the technique of Isabelle Huppert with the explosive naturalness of Hafsia Herzi (revealed in The Grape and the Mule).
What's the synopsis? Alma, alone in her large house in the city, and Mina, a young mother in a distant suburb, have organized their lives around the absence of their two husbands incarcerated in the same place… During a visiting day, the two women meet and embark on an improbable yet tumultuous friendship…
An ode to friendship that transcends all boundaries
Two women from completely opposite worlds and temperaments…
Friends who will bond in friendship. A beautiful story - radiating with sweetness - immortalized in Gironde. As its name suggests, the film was shot almost entirely in Bordeaux, but also in Bègles, Canéjan, and Libourne in the fall of 2023. The film has been supported by the Department of Gironde and accompanied by Gironde Tournages. A must-see, without a shred of hesitation.