Kristeven Mootien

In Troumaron, an impoverished area of Port-Louis, the capital of Mauritius island, four youngsters tell us about their fight for their survival: Sadiq, the would-be poet, Eve, who prostituted herself as a child to obtain school materials, Clelio filled with his anger against the world, and Savita, 'the good girl' who wants to escape but finds all avenues are closed. Eve has a plan for her and Savita to get away. But it will go terribly awry, and its tragic consequences will lead them into a spiral of violence.

Mayi et son meilleur ami, Nad, quittent leur village, Bénarès, et se rendent à Port-Louis, dans le but de trouver deux femmes. Ils rencontrent un viel homme qui leur propose de les conduire à bord de son pick-up. Sur la route, ils croisent deux prostituées, les font monter, et rentrent tranquillement vers Bénarès, en ayant l'air de n'aller nulle part. Et tandis que le pick-up les ramène dans leur village, ils évoquent l'autre Bénarès, cette ville sacrée en Inde où les Hindous vont mourir pour gagner leur place au paradis.

In the wake of her arranged marriage, a young woman in Mauritius begins a job at a call centre. Her first steps toward independence have repercussions no one could have expected.