We get snippets of a tragic past after his parents died young, Alex bounced from one foster family to the next. The supporting characters are mostly painted as over-the-top, exaggerated buffoons.Īn unexpected meeting with a friend from childhood dredges up old memories of a former self. This diverse ‘family’ includes a middle-aged cross dresser, two drug dealing wannabes, Indian sweatshop workers who don’t speak the local language (French) and Alex. We meet a collection of colourful, eccentric characters, no names revealed yet, all of whom reside in what appears to be a group home for society’s misfits run by a blowsy landlady. Alex’s daily life at work and at home (a boarding house) is somewhat lonely and routine. Alex (Alexandre Wetter) is a twenty-something part-time teacher. “Are you insane?” and “You can’t be Miss France – you’re a boy!” The face of the blond child – Alex – flickers with confusion and pain.įlash forward to the present day. A sweet-looking, blond-haired little boy with a barrette in his floppy fringe expresses his dream, “…to be crowned Miss France.” Predictably, the response is gales of laughter and incredulous derision. “I wanna be a boxer” claims a third child. “I wanna play pro-soccer,” states another little girl. “My dream job is repairing broken toys,” declares one little girl wearing a tiara. Young children are seen standing in front of the class announcing their future ambitions. Miss is an inspiring, thought-provoking film that begins with a flashback from our protagonist’s childhood. Androgynous model Alexandre Wetter stars as a person who dreams of conquering the Miss France beauty pageant in Miss, an intimate and romantic drama about gender identity co-written and directed by Ruben Alves.
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