
Pearl
Eden Palace, an international women’s bodybuilding competition, 48 hours before the final. Léa Pearl is preparing to compete for the first time for the prestigious Miss Heaven title, which would crown four years of hard work. Al, her mentor and former bodybuilding star, keeps a watchful eye over her, hoping that Pearl will help him return to the spotlight. But just hours before the final, Léa’s past comes back to haunt her. Ben, her ex-husband, arrives at the Eden Palace and has brought along Joseph, their child, whom she has not seen for four years…
Credits
A film by Elsa Amiel
With : Julia Föry, Peter Mullan, Arieh Worthalter, Vidal Arzoni, Agata Buzek
In coproduction with Unité de Production, RTS, KNM
- Feature fiction
- Running time : 84 minutes
- Screenplay : Elsa Amiel, Laurent Larivière
- Cinematography : Colin Lévêque
- Sound : Marc Von Stürler
- Editing : Sylvie Lager
- Music : Fred Avril
- Set decoration : Valérie Rozanes
- Costume design : Yvette Rotscheid
Festivals
- Mostra de Venise 2018, « Giornate degli autori »
- Busan International Film Festival, Corée du sud, « Flash Forward »
Swiss release : March 6, 2019
