JACKY IN THE KINGDOM OF WOMEN

Film Info
Director:Riad Sattouff
Running Time:87
Country:France
Year of Release:2014

Description

In the People’s Democratic Republic of Bubunne, it is the women who are in power, give the orders, and fight the wars, while the men wear veils and look after the home. One of these men, Jacky, has the same fantasy as all the bachelors in the land: to marry the Colonelle, daughter of the Supreme Leader, and have lots of daughters with her. Now if only he can finagle his way into the Presidential Ball... Part Cinderella, part Barbarella, this brilliant and incisive political satire unspools like a fairytale gone cruelly and hilariously berserk. (Seattle International Film Festival) -Programmed by Kier-la Janisse