Extraordinary Mona – set

Relationships with friends, siblings, parents, and grandparents get complicated sometimes. Can the teenage protagonists of the films deal with the emotions that bubble up inside them?

Mona, who is on the autism spectrum, is worried that she won't make friends at her new school. Twins Rémi and Raphaël are close while growing up, but due to the intellectual disability of one of them, they are becoming increasingly distant from each other. Julie lost both her parents at a very early age and finds strength in the loved ones who surround her. On a small Irish island, Cian helps out his grandfather, who works as a ram breeder, although he would sometimes prefer to hang out with his friends. This warm and moving documentary tells the story of what is essential in life – being close to another human being.

Did you know that…

there are more sheep than people on the Irish island of Achill, which is home to Cian, the protagonist of one of the films?

Films included

• Extraordinary Mona, Belgium 2023
• Oasis, Canada 2022
• The Light, Belgium 2022
• The Shepherd, Switzerland 2022