
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Josiane Balasko directs & stars in this offbeat French feature following the fortunes of a woman who sets out in search of her extended family Though Nenette (Balasko) is now 60 years old a birth defect means that she is classed with a mental age of eight Nenette retains the happy carefree demeanour of an eight-year-old though the loss of her mother who has cared for her since birth threatens the comfort & security of her life when plans are made to put her into a retirement home Reluctant to leave behind her way of life & a beloved pet tortoise Nenette sets out in search of her father but instead finds her half-brother Paul Berard (Michel Blanc) a world-weary pharmacist who isn&t quite sure what to make of his sibling