‘Call My Agent!’s’ Ophélia Kolb Portrays a Woman at Odds With Society in Jasmin Gordon’s Toronto Feature Debut ‘The Courageous’
variety.comAnna Marie de la Fuente “Call My Agent!”’s Ophélia Kolb plays a struggling mother on the edge of society in “The Courageous” (“Les Courageux”), Swiss-American Jasmin Gordon’s first foray into narrative feature filmmaking, which stages its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival (TIFF) on Sept.
10. Co-produced by Maximage and RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, the family drama revolves around Jule, a single mother of three young children who lives in a small town surrounded by majestic mountains and lush forests.
But her life is not as peaceful. Burdened by her past mistakes and a world that offers no second chances, she’s resolved to prove to her children—and to herself—that she still has worth.
Born in Los Angeles, Gordon studied Literature and Photography in the U.S. and France and later graduated from Stanford University’s Documentary Film MA program in 2006.
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