Continental drift

»’Nathalie’ is an acerbic film that is worth seeing. film that takes aim at the contradictions of EU politics in the film.«

»With its humorous yet critical portrayal, the film succeeds in shedding light on both the political and the private in an entertaining way.«

»Hilarious!«

»The tragicomic mother-son story ironically puts its finger in the wound of how EU bureaucracy, politics and media deal with migration.«

»'Nathalie' tells the story of the refugee crisis and the disaster of a lack of a European solution with satirical acuity and a hopeful undertone. Isabelle Carré and Théodore Pellerin shine in the leading roles as the quarrelling mother-son duo.«

«You can tell from the realistic images that Baier has researched in refugee camps such as Moria in Greece and knows the specific situation as well as the criticism of the refugees. They flow into the carefully balanced screenplay just as much as the not entirely selfless commitment of journalists who want to generate attention with the misfortune of others, or the brute party atmosphere among the volunteer NGO workers who live out their late-pubescent longings for radical commitment.«

»Leading actress Isabelle Carré's performance is reminiscent of a screwball comedy cinema heroine (in the style of Rosalind Russell, for example), who tries to defy all difficulties, sometimes more, sometimes less successfully.«

»Funny, touching and finely written.«

«I try to find humour in something that isn't funny» - Interview with Lionel Baier and Ursina Lardi

»Baier proves to be a trenchant writer and director who manages to suggest how complicated the EU often works. In any case, there is nothing of cynicism in "Nathalie - Overcoming Borders," instead the hope that not only Nathalie will be able to patch up her difficult relationship with her own offspring, but also that the EU will succeed with its refugee policy.«

»A tragicomedy that manages to find the right balance and bring its characters to life.«