The classic dynamic of ‘he said, she said’ is explored against the backdrop of a dramatic hospital situation in the new subtitled short NOUS DEUX OU BIEN RIEN – US TWO, OR NOTHING.
What starts out as nothing more than a casual cab pick-up for Didier (Didier Forest), arriving at the hospital where his partner works, turns into something more significant when his pick-up a young woman and her daughter (Amandine Gaymard, Eowyn Personne) hastily get into his car. The woman is in tears and concerned about how the police see her, but as the story unfolds, it is unclear what is actually transpiring until a shocking twist reveals itself…..
Writer/director Karina Beuthe Orr’s simple but involving drama focuses on the effect of domestic violence against the backdrop of open spaces which contrast with the claustrophobic restrictions these characters inhabit.
About the film-maker:
Belgian by her father, American-Swedish by her mother, Karina Beuthe Orr is an actress, author and director based in Paris for 20 years.
After a first career in the musical world, Karina changed paths and won the Cours Florent Free Class competition, she began to work for Philippe Calvario at the Bouffes du Nord, Jean-Michel Ribes at the Rond-Point, and directors, in France and across the Channel: Robert Eggers, Thierry de Peretti, Jonathan Jakubowicz, Yann Gozlan, Pierre Schoeller…
Speaking five languages, she developed an acting career on both sides of the Channel, winning her place in “The Crown” and English series from the BBC, Channel 4,… In France, we see her regularly both on the small and the big screen, this year in “Normale” by Olivier Babinet and “Irréductible” by Jérôme Commandeur.
At the same time, she follows the Masterclasses of Robert McKee and John Truby, and continues to write: a feature film “Pandora“, a medium-length film in co-writing “Arc-en-Ciel“, a short “ID“, another short in English “Inheritance” shot by Olivier La Combe, a medium-length film co-written and shot with Azize Kabouche “Carré 644”, a series pilot for RTBF “Le Dragon”, a co-written play with Azize Kabouche “Saloperie”, feature film projects “Cercle Polaire” and “Traversée”, a play “Heartless”.
Finally in 2021, she directed her first short film between two confinements: “We Two, Or Nothing”.
Since 2018, she has been developing with Azize Kabouche the feature film “Chauffeur de Saoudiennes“, a journey through the rise of women’s activism in Saudi Arabia during the Trump years.
NOUS DEUX OU BIEN RIEN – US TWO, OR NOTHING is one of several amazing shorts playing as part of the online Paris International Film Festival 2022, playing online until 20th February 2022.
Tickets and info:
https://www.parisintlfest.com/
