35 Shots of Rum
35 Shots of Rum traces a whole community of characters from France's working underclass, but at its centre is a father-daughter relationship. Lionel drives a train, a mind-numbing job, and his daughter Jo works in a Virgin Records store.
The two find consolation in their bond: Jo is devoted to her father, and nothing gives her greater pleasure than to spend time with him. But she has caught the eye of a young taxi driver who starts to hang around, and she begins to feel gently pulled in two directions.
Meanwhile, Lionel has attracted the attention of a middle-aged woman, and several tentative encounters ensue.
This general aimlessness is ruptured when Jo's aspiring boyfriend decides to take a job overseas and move away.
What his choice provokes is as surprising as it is cathartic, as father and daughter both realize that living and loving requires that they confront aspects of their past. (Tornonto Film Festival)
Starring: Alex Descas, Mati Diop, Grégoire Colin, Nicole Dogué
35 Shots of Rum is released 10th July