The Boat Race

They did not know that being born as Tutsi was a crime in Rwanda. The lives of Fiacre, Fidéline and Olivier ended in 1994, and the last days of these children are linked to three events: the memory of the genocide, the Gacaca trials of 2005 and the resilience of the village where those who were devastated and those who loved them live a life together again. The film tries to approach the truth, to restore its existence and to preserve the history of a hill for all hills.

Melody, 28 years old, a confused child born under the name X, decides to rent out her body in order to get the money she needs to realize her dream: opening a hair-dressing salon. To do so, she accepts to carry the child of Emily, a rich English woman 48 years old who can no longer have children. To make sure everything goes well and keep an eye on her future child, Emily decides to welcome Melody into her home and stay by her side throughout the pregnancy. Although they first appear to come from completely different worlds, the two women end up adopting each other: Melody finds in Emily the mother she never had, and Emily sees in Melody the daughter she always wanted to have. Evidently, the bonds that emerge during this double maternity create all sorts of doubts and questions.