Wiebke von Carolsfeld : 2015
Fern is a 16-year-old aboriginal girl. She lives with her mother, who works hard as a cleaning woman for well-off clients. When her mother dies of a sudden heart attack, Fern finds herself isolated from the world and runs away from social services. Inspired by a self-help book, she saves every penny, does every little job she can get, hoards anything she can find with some value. Her goal is to get rich, maybe even a millionaire, to escape her situation and a life like her mother's. Some people help, others try to sabotage her, but nothing can deter her. Rejecting victimhood, Fern mourns her mother in her own obstinate way, defying social expectations and reductive clichés. Wiebke von Carolsfeld's feature premiered in the Focus section at Festival du nouveau cinéma, Montréal 2015.
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