Analysis Of Daniela Thomas 'Loin Du 16'

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Loin du 16 by Walter Salles & Daniela Thomas starts off with the antagonist waking up before the sun is risen. Within the first minute it’s clear this women’s living seemingly alone in community housing, presumably her main conflicts. In order to get by she leaves her house incredibly early and drops her child off at a nursery. Before leaving she sings to the crying baby. This scene focuses on her face and the reaction of the child, revealing how much she loves her child. She also doesn’t sing in French making the audience even more aware of how difficult her situation is. The next minute or so of Lion du 16 depicts the women traveling to work. Without any dialogue, the audience can clearly see her traveling a long distance to get to her workplace;