My Friend Victoria

In Paris, a young black orphan Victoria (Keylia Achie Beguie) spends the night with a white, affluent family and as a result, she dreams of a life of privilege. Now an adult, Victoria (Guslagie Malanda) runs into the Thomas (Pierre Andrau), the son of the wealthy family and they begin a relationship, which changes the course of her life. Adapted from Doris Lessing's story "Victoria and the Staveneys" in her book The Grandmothers: Four Short Novels. Written and directed by Jean-Paul Civeyrac.