My sister and I came to study in Belgium and we stayed. My mother died in Peru. My father was left alone. One year later, my father admonishes a young woman named Lady for letting her 4 year-old urinate in front of the house. A relationship begins – he is 65, she is 25. Some years later, my sister and I get a letter saying: « I have adopted Lady, because every time I go to the Andes, I find myself thinking that I could die and she has no place to go. By the way, they finally cleaned up the seafront that was so filthy. Other than that, I have nothing much to tell. » During the 25 years that I have been separated from my father. I’ve received his letters full of adventures, folly, and humour. This film is like a letter in return: a film made with him, in order to understand him, scold him… and love him.
Production: Image Création
Coproduction: CBA, Casablanca Films, Arte
With the support of the Centre du cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
2015:
Festival dei Popoli, Italy, 11/15
2002:
Silver Image Film Festival, USA, 05/02
2000:
Matinée du documentaire, Belgium, 01/00
Festival du documentaire de Taïwan, Taïwan, 09/00 – Merit Award
Festival du Film d’Amiens, France, 11/00
International festival of New Latin American Cinema, Cuba, 12/00
1999:
Festival International du film de Bruxelles, Belgium, 01/99
Festival of Kerala, India, 04/99
1998:
Ecrans documentaires de Gentilly, France, 11/98
Festival du documentaire de Taïwan (Taïwan)- Merit Award 2000