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Petit samedi est un film réalisé par Paloma Sermon-Daï. Synopsis : Damien Samedi a 43 ans. Quand il était enfant, dans son village wallon en bord de Meuse, on l’appelait le "Petit...
Jun 7, 2023 · Petit Samedi: Directed by Paloma Sermon-Daï. With Damien Samedi, Ysma Sermon-Daï, Leonard Cohen. This documentary about addiction is seen through the eyes of a mother and her son.
At once an intimate character study and a much-needed humane counter to the shockingly one-sided, fear-mongering depictions of addiction prevalent in today’s media, “Petit Samedi” is the universally relatable, life-affirming portrait of a man facing his demons.
Damien Samedi is 43 years old. When he was a child in his Belgian village on the banks of the river Meuse, they called him the “Petit Samedi”. To his mother, Ysma, Damien is still her child, the one she never abandoned when he got caught up in drugs.
Directed by Paloma Sermon-Daï. Damien Samedi is 43 years old. When he was a child in his Belgian village on the banks of the river Meuse, they called him the “Petit Samedi”. To his mother, Ysma, Damien is still her child, the one she never abandoned when he got caught up in drugs.
Damien Samedi is a hard working man, beloved son and affectionate partner. At the same time he struggles for years with addiction, counting on his mother’s endless support. The camera dives into their relationship, recording it with humour and compassion.
Feb 25, 2020 · In Petit Samedi, Paloma Sermon Daï films her brother and mother, and paints the portrait of an indestructible duo, the perfect picture of filial and maternal love. She chooses to tackle the issue of addiction, a terrible and vastly underfunded affliction, through the prism of this love story between a mother and her son.
