French writer/director Léa Mysius impressed with her 2017 feature
debut
Ava. Her second movie The Five Devils stars newcomer
Sally Dramé as Vicky, a young girl who lives in the Alps with her
mother (Adèle Exarchopoulos) and father (Moustapha Mbengue)
and possesses a gift of being able to harness any scent she comes across.
When her aunt (Swala Emati) arrives, Vicky discovers that her scent
allows her to access long-hidden secrets.
The Five Devils is in UK/ROI cinemas from March 24th and
will stream exclusively on MUBI UK from May 12th.
Check out the new trailer below.
The official synopsis reads:
Vicky (Sally Dramé), a strange and solitary little girl, has a magical gift: she can reproduce any scent she likes, and collects them in a series of carefully labeled jars. She has secretly captured the scent of Joanne (Adèle Exarchopoulos), her mother for whom she nurtures a wild, excessive love. When her father’s sister Julia (Swala Emati) bursts into their life, Vicky reproduces her smell and is transported into dark and archaic memories which lead her to uncover the secrets of her village, her family and her own existence.