La Mif
The Fam
Anaïs Uldry, Amandine Golay, Amélie Tonsi, Kassia Da Costa, Sara Tulu, Joyce Esther Ndayisenga, Charlie Areddy
La Mif | The Fam by Fred Baillif
CHE 2021, Generation
© Stéphane Gros / Lumière Noire
Melody Despont Marin, Kassia Da Costa
La Mif | The Fam by Fred Baillif
CHE 2021, Generation
© Joseph Areddy
Anaïs Uldry
La Mif | The Fam by Fred Baillif
CHE 2021, Generation
© Joseph Areddy
Film poster
La Mif | The Fam by Fred Baillif
CHE 2021, Generation
Seven girls live under the same roof but haven’t chosen each other, just like a family. Emerging from difficult backgrounds, here in the safe house, the girls find a new community, in a way they’d never experienced before. They are sharing joy and pain, passionately rebel against the shortcomings of their surrounding – the young women’s temperaments are different, their lust for life large, their place in society too precarious for things to be all peace, love and harmony. Home director Lora is always there for them when they need her. Or is it the other way around? La Mif was created in close collaboration with the young actresses, who were involved in developing their characters. Each individual fate is a shard and together they form an iridescent kaleidoscope capable of upending hierarchies. The film sensitively reveals the imperfection of the youth protection system, as well as the fragility of social structures and tenderly questions, what it might actually mean to be part of a family.
With
- Claudia Grob (Lora)
- Anaïs Uldry (Audrey)
- Kassia Da Costa (Novinha)
- Joyce Esther Ndayisenga (Précieuse)
- Charlie Areddy (Justine)
- Amélie Tonsi (Alison)
- Amandine Golay (Caroline)
- Sara Tulu (Tamra)
- Nadim Ahmed (Malik)
- Isabel De Abreu Cannavo (Suzana)
Crew
| Written and Directed by | Fred Baillif |
| Cinematography | Joseph Areddy |
| Editing | Fred Baillif |
| Sound Design | Maxence Ciekawy |
| Sound | Samuel Levy |
| Costumes | Lucy Mann |
| Assistant Director | Jeremy Rieder |
| Production Managers | Véronique Vergari, Agnes Boutruche |
| Producer | Fred Baillif |
| Executive Producer | Fred Baillif |
World Sales
Produced by
Charlie Areddy, Fred Baillif, Amélie Tonsi, Claudia Grob, Amandine Golay, Anaïs Uldry
The director (top step) and his cast at the premiere.
La Mif · Generation · Freiluftkino Rehberge · Jun 12, 2021
The film team arrayed with a distance
La Mif · Generation · Freiluftkino Rehberge · Jun 12, 2021
Claudia Grob, Fred Baillif, Maryanne Redpath
The actress, the director and the section head are professionals in the Corona-compliant greeting.
La Mif · Generation · Freiluftkino Rehberge · Jun 12, 2021
Charlie Areddy, Amélie Tonsi, Amandine Golay, Anaïs Uldry
The film's cast at the Photo Call.
La Mif · Generation · Freiluftkino Rehberge · Jun 12, 2021
Fred Baillif
The director at the film talk of the premiere night.
La Mif · Generation · Freiluftkino Rehberge · Jun 12, 2021
Melody Despont Marin, Charlie Areddy, Amélie Tonsi, Amandine Golay, Sara Leone, Anaïs Uldry
The film's cast in high spirits at the Photo Call.
La Mif · Generation · Freiluftkino Rehberge · Jun 12, 2021
Announcement of the Jury Decisions: Generation
The jurors of the Generation International Jury Jella Haase, Mees Peijnenburg and Melanie Waelde have announced the winners during the Industry Event in a video presentation.
La Mif | The Fam
Generation · Galas & Awards · Mar 04, 2021
Fred Baillif | Grand Prix for the Best Film in the 14plus competition
La Mif | The Fam
Generation · Galas & Awards · Mar 04, 2021
Fred Baillif, Claudia Grob
La Mif | The Fam
Generation · Berlinale Meets | Interview · Feb 09, 2021
Fred Baillif
Growing up in Switzerland, he had a seven-year career as a professional basketball player before studying social work and working in a youth detention centre. He then moved to New York and was a PA on the documentary series The It Factor during the day while DJ’ing at night. After returning to Switzerland, he made his first documentary, Sideman. Working as a street social worker, he found the protagonists for his next documentary, Geisendorf, which won several awards. In 2010, he made his first fiction feature film with Tapis rouge. Baillif has developed his own technique for directing non-professional actors.
Filmography
2003 Sideman; documentary 2006 Geisendorf; documentary 2008 Le fond et la forme (The Subject And The How); documentary 2009 La vie en deux (All By Myself); TV documentary 2011 Believers: Who’s Back?; TV documentary 2013 Tant qu’il pleut en Amérique (As Long As It Rains In America); documentary 2014 Une douche contre la misère; TV documentary · Fraude aux douanes; TV documentary 2015 Tapis rouge 2017 Un canapé pour deux; TV documentary · Né pour mourir; short film 2019 Edelweiss Revolution 2021 La Mif (The Fam)
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2021