HOME at the 27th ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF FILMS IN FRENCH: Ru

FREE

This event takes place at UW-Milwaukee Union Theatre, 2200 East Kenwood Boulevard, Milwaukee, WI 53211.

HOME joins the Festival of Films in French at UWM by sponsoring a screening of Ru, directed by Charles-Olivier Michaud (2023). Adapted from the eponymous autobiographical novel by Kim Thúy, Ru follows the migratory journey of a young Vietnamese girl and her family to Quebec. After a dangerous sea crossing and a stay in a Malaysian refugee camp, they are warmly welcomed by their sponsor family and she slowly learns and grows to accept her new culture.