La Mif 15

Told across eight chapters, La Mif examines the experiences of seven vulnerable teenage girls placed in a residential care home. Most of the residents come from broken homes and find a sense of security and family there that they didn’t know before. The home’s director, Lora, does everything that she can to support these girls, but conflicts are inevitable in this surrogate family. La Mif is told with authenticity by filmmaker Fred Baillif, whose previous career as a social worker lends itself to this devastating peek inside a Swiss residential care home. This is an uninhibited and impressive portrayal of young women who, despite tough circumstances, brim with curiosity and hunger for life.