The Little Girl Who Wanted to be White
Synopsis
Thévy, thirteen years old, is ashamed of her Cambodian origins and of her mother, an exhausted and self-effacing cook. The schoolgirl dreams of becoming a star with skin as white as her idols. To do this, she uses a lightening cream which destroys her skin and her self-esteem every day.
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- Assistant director : Éléonore Cassagne
- Screenwriter : Maxime Lavalle Oum
- Director of photography : Garance Sanders
- Costume designer : Victoire Marion-Moneger
- Make-up Artists : Amal Benazza, Mégane Atie
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Racial discrimination, Adolescence
- Production language : French
- Production country : France (100.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2025
- Runtime : 19 min 42 seconds
- Visa number : 161.246
- Visa issue date : 05/02/2025
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 2.35
- Audio format : 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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