The Melusinas at the Edge of the River
The memory of emigration from a contemporary perspective of a generation with a radically different relation to territories and displacements.
As she goes through hills and rivers looking for Melusina, a mutant and legendary mermaid from the city of Luxembourg, where she grew up, the director talks to four women about their uncertain identities: what it is like to be an immigrant without being one, and to be a Luxembourgish without being one. A journey through memory in rainy weather. A search for ever-fragmented identities. An uncertain attempt at reconciliation. The memory of emigration from a contemporary perspective of a generation with a radically different relation to territories and displacements.
- Year: 2023
- Country: Luxembourg, Portugal
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: Red Desert Films
- Keyword: identity crisis, double identity
- Director: Melanie Pereira
- Cast: Melanie Pereira
