That Which Does Not Kill

Synopsis

Ada is 19. A man she knows invites her to dinner and she accepts. Everything goes so quickly. She doesn’t defend herself. Her genitals get torn, her mind is scattered. In spite or because of that, she goes back twice to confront this man. Her story intertwines with others, each one different, yet all the same – a nasty, insane and commonplace story.

Director Biography

Alexe Poukine was born in 1982 in Rambouillet, France. Among other titles, she holds a Master's degree in Ethnology and Comparative Sociology as well as in Creative Documentary filmmaking. Her films include PETITES MORTS (2008) and DORMIR, DORMIR DANS LES PIERRES (2013), both presented at several international film festivals. Her film THAT WHICH DOES NOT KILL (2019) had its world premiere at Visions du Réel International Film Festival Nyon.