17th BIFFes 2026
Jan 29th - 06th Feb 2026
"Woman: Shared Sensibilities, A Collective Voice for Equality"
KIKA
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Kika (Manon Clavel) is a married social worker whose stable life is upended when she falls in love with another man and becomes pregnant – and again when her new partner unexpectedly dies. This sets the scene for her journey in search of a new independence, as she navigates impermanence, grief, and economic precarity, and seeks out a more lucrative and dependable means of supporting herself and her child.
ವಿವಾಹಿತ ಸಮಾಜಸೇವಕಿ ಕಿಕಾಳ ಸುಭದ್ರ ಜೀವನ, ಅವಳು ಮತ್ತೊಬ್ಬ ಪುರುಷನನ್ನು ಪ್ರೀತಿಸಿ ಗರ್ಭಿಣಿಯಾಗುವಾಗ ತಲೆಕೆಳಗಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಹೊಸ ಸಂಗಾತಿ ಅಕಸ್ಮಾತ್ತಾಗಿ ಸಾವನ್ನಪ್ಪಿದ ನಂತರ, ಅವಳ ಬದುಕು ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಬಿರುಕು ಬೀಳುತ್ತದೆ. ಅನಿಶ್ಚಿತತೆ, ದುಃಖ ಮತ್ತು ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ಅಭದ್ರತೆಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ತನ್ನ ಹಾಗೂ ತನ್ನ ಮಗುವಿನ ಬದುಕನ್ನು ಸಾಗಿಸಲು, ಹೊಸ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯದ ಹುಡುಕಾಟಕ್ಕೆ ಕಿಕಾ ಹೊರಡುತ್ತಾಳೆ.
Producer(s) or Production Company:
Benoit Roland
Screenplay:
Alexe Poukine, Thomas Van Zuylen
Director of Photography:
Colin Lévèque
Editor :
Agnes Bruckaert
Music :
Pierre Desprats
Alexe Poukine (b. 1982, France) is a filmmaker, actress and screenwriter based in Brussels. She trained in drama, studied ethnology and later filmmaking at Lussas École Documentaire. Her work bridges documentary and fiction. Her filmography includes PETITES MORTS (2008), DORMIR, DORMIR DANS LES PIERRES (2013), THAT WHICH DOES NOT KILL (2019), PALMA (2020), SAUVE QUI PEUT(2024). Her films explore intimacy and social structures with empathy and sharp observation. Her awards include prizes at Clermont Ferrand, Palm Springs and IndieLisboa and selection for Cannes Critics Week. KIKA is her debut feature film.