Jacky in Women's Kingdom
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| Directed by | Riad Sattouf |
| Produced by | Anne-Dominique Toussaint Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela Florian Genetet-Morel Romain Le Grand |
| Written by | Riad Sattouf |
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Vincent Lacoste Charlotte Gainsbourg Didier Bourdon Noémie Lvovsky Anémone |
| Music by | Riad Sattouf |
| Cinematography | Josée Deshaies |
| Edited by | Virginie Bruant |
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Les Films des Tournelles
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| Distributed by | Pathé |
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90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $11 million |
| Box office | $1.7 million |
Jacky in the Kingdom of Women (French: Jacky au royaume des filles; also known as Jacky in the Kingdom of Women) is a 2014 French comedy film directed by Riad Sattouf and starring Vincent Lacoste, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Didier Bourdon.
The film takes place in the fictional state of Bubunne (or Bubunia), a matriarchal totalitarian country led by the ruthless La Générale (Generaless). In Bubun, the roles of men and women are reversed, up to the point where the male population is deprived of any civil rights, including work, education, military service, freedom of marriage etc. People worship The White Horses (making horses sacred animals) and the only source of nourishment is "paste" (tasteless viscous liquid delivered from waterpipe-like sinks). The country is isolated from the rest of the world, borders are guarded by armed squads, and public executions are in order (the condemned being mostly men).
Jacky is an over-popular handsome young man, lives in poverty with his widow mother, crushs on La Colonelle (Coloness), the Generaless's daughter and the future leader of the state. Jacky is also one of the few boys with at least some education: his paternal uncle Julin (Michel Hazanavicius), gigolo and contrabandist, also a masculism revolutionist, teaches the nephew literacy. Jacky's maternal aunt, with two husbands, is quite rich and her two sons constantly bully Jacky for being so poor.
Generaless proclaims a grand ball, at which the Lead Rider (the current leader's husband) will be chosen for her daughter as she succeeds to become ruler of Bubun. Jacky's mother cannot afford a ticket to the ball, and Jacky desperately tries to make Julin give up the "treasure" left by Jacky's father. Jacky reports Julin to the police, yet unexpectedly authorities find Julin guilty of treason (printing illegal pamphlets) and incarcerate him for subsequent hanging. Sheriffess, grateful to Jacky for informing her, leaves him a free ticket to the ball.
After Jacky's mother dies (ironically, due to Jacky's own actions; sleepless because of the ball preparations, he cleaned her boots so well that she slipped), his aunt takes him in, but refuses to let him come to the ball. At this point, Jacky flees the village, only to be caught by Sherifess and immediately rescued by Julin (who escaped imprisonment by "riding wardens until they were knocked out"). Together, they manage to get to the palace. While Julin intends to sell his stash of vegetables and get money for crossing the border, Jacky wants to get to the ceremony and confess his love to Coloness.
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