Jessica Forever

Jessica Forever (2018)
Runtime:97 minutes
Country:France
Genres:Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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Plots:
In a dystopian world where violent misfits reign supreme, one woman and her makeshift family of rehabilitated marauders fight for peace.

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The review was originally published as part of my coverage of TIFF18

A woman cares for a group of violent marauders in . In a dystopian future society, orphans roam the world causing violence and mayhem. However, a group of orphans have been gathered together by the matriarchal Jessica (), who teaches them to be more kind and compassionate. Forever on the run from special forces drones, this group of misfits settle into an island community to try and start a new life for themselves.

First time writer/directors Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel create a vaguely science fiction story that takes place in a somewhat dystopian society that still bares many similarities to our own, save for the violent orphans and the drones that hunt them. Of the dozen or so member’s of Jessica’s group, the film primarily focuses upon Michael (), Lucas (), Julien (), and Raiden (), who each have their own individual plot threads.

You would expect a film titled Jessica Forever to have the titular character be the protagonist. However, Jessica instead remains a motherly figure in the background, with most of the focus being on the primarily male cast. In fact, it’s hard to believe this is a film co-directed by a woman, since there are only like 3 women with speaking parts in the film and they are only there to be either nurturing figures or love interests, which most definitely results in Jessica Forever failing the Bechtel test. That and the fact that nothing all that significant happens in the plot makes Jessica Forever an immensely disappointing film.

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