Édouard Louis: Monique bricht aus

Édouard Louis returns to the story of his mother, which he first told in his novel The Freedom of a Woman. A woman who has already freed herself once - from alcohol, violence and shame, from silence. And whose story threatens to repeat itself when she calls her son one night while her new partner rudely abuses her in the background. Step by step, the son plans to break out with her, a new beginning succeeds, but how does life go on if you have never learned freedom? Monique Breaks Out, translated by Sonja Finck, is a sensitive and tender portrait of a mother who fights for her self-determination and a son who allies himself with her. Two people who come closer together and cautiously begin to write a new story together.

Moderation: Tobias Haberkorn