Gloria Mundi

"French film with strong influences from Ken Loach ('I, Daniel Blake') and Hirokazu Koreeda ('Shoplifters'), 'Gloria Mundi' is one of those films that like to provoke discussions. More specifically, about people living on the margins of society who never manage to fully emancipate themselves. After all, director Robert Guédiguian dives into the story of a family that sees the world crumbling down on their shoulders. The father has just been released from prison and has no opportunities, the mother works two shifts, the daughter has just had a baby and works in a clothing store. It's a French family that usually doesn't appear on the big screen, leaving this kind of story in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. There is a lack of subtlety and delicacy in the way 'Gloria Mundi' is told, mainly because it does not offer escapes to the viewer. But that's okay. Guédiguian was true to the facts. And that's what we see on the screen, without filters or jokes. It's life as it is. Let's not forget that."