Gonella Productions

Genres: LGBTQ, DRAMA
Running Time: 1:29:49
Year of Production: 2023

SYNOPSIS

Braids of Life follows three intertwined destinies—Lisa, Val, and Adam—each confronting their inner demons. Lisa spirals into gambling and debt, Val heals from heartbreak while searching for meaning, and Adam faces loneliness and despair. As their paths cross, they are forced into life-altering choices that could save or shatter them forever, leading to a powerful and unexpected ending.

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Film Exports / World Sales: Gonella Productions

CAST

Lisa : Amandine Carlier
Valérie : Violette De Gyns
Afida : Mara Ramdane
Nouméa : Camille Freychet
Adam : Florian Hénin
Brigitte : Natalie Gilbert
Stella : Ellie Bellini
Lucia : Amandine Vandenheede
Didou : Natalia Garrido
Leila : Nora Zrika
Maria : Rosario VENENO
Acolyte de Maria : Selay OVSKI
Bookmaker : Laurent MEULEMAN

MAIN CREDITS

Director: Sam Benrive
Screenwriter: Sam Benrive, Nicolas Monfort
Producer: Sam Benrive
Director of Photography: Lionel CALLEWAERT
Sound: Thibaut HEYMANS, Léo Son FLEURANT, Nathan BERG
Editing: Aitor LOPEZ
Sound Editing: Aitor LOPEZ
Music Composer: Aitor LOPEZ + royalty free music

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Genre: LGBTQ
Sub-genre: Drama
Language: French
Country of Origin: Belgium
Year of Production: 2023
Total Running Time: 90min
Shooting Format: 2:1
Color Type: Canon FD S.S.C. 20, 24, 35, 55, 100mm – couleur

AWARDS

Hong Kong Indie Film Festival – Best LGBT Feature – November 2023