GLORIA
"This extraordinary story is true. It took the author thirty years to share it with us.
RnB!Films renews its cinematographic commitment to nurturing a singular fictional expression.
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Adaption of Gloria de Andrade's autobiographical novel “ I Am God's Daughter”, the film transposes this testimony to cinema, blending the genres of “female psychological horror” and “science fiction” to give shape to an extraordinary and poetic story.
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Partner: Altana Investissements
Writing development.
Genesis
We were invited to read this personal account of what can only be described as an “extraordinary” story by Christian Terrassoux, a close friend of Gloria de Andrade.
The book recounts the central story of the shocking events that befell Gloria during an osteopathy training course led by a certain Dr. Niant and his close associates. The period was the early 1990s, when all sorts of fanatics and wellness theories were emerging. It was a time when certain gurus were giving free rein to the manipulation of groups tempted by the experience of new “medicines.”
What makes Gloria's story exceptional is her own spiritual power, which not only prevents the guru from gaining control over her, but also reveals a connection to what we might call the Divine. This saves her, but at the same time exposes her to another form of violence: the incomprehension of society and those around her.