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Reynold is dying of stomach cancer. He uses the pretext of the last meals to share them with his daughter Vanessa whom he has not seen for 20 years. At first hesitant, Vanessa agrees to see her father again. Over the course of meals, a ritual is established, traditional dishes act as reminiscences of the past. Vanessa discovers who her father really is: a loving man whose heart was hardened by the dictatorship.
«Touching story of father-daughter reconciliation, against the backdrop of a necessary historical reminder.»
– MEDIAFILM
«Grand Prize of the Quebec City Cinema Festival (FCVQ), first fiction feature film by Maryse Legagneur, The Last Meal is based solidly on a screenplay written with Luis Molinié, which is inspired by interviews conducted by the director with survivors from Fort Dimanche.»
– LA PRESSE+
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Reynold is dying of stomach cancer. He must resign himself to dying of hunger since his condition gradually prevents him to eat normally. His missed appointment with death catches up with him since the hunger that was inflicted on him in the prison of Fort-Dimanche revives dark memories in him. He uses the pretext of the last meals that he is still able to eat to share them with his daughter, Vanessa, whom he has not seen for almost 20 years.
At first hesitant, Vanessa agrees to see her father again. Then, with the help of her aunt who owned a Haitian grocery store, she
makes Haitian dishes for his father.
Over the course of the meals, a ritual takes place at Reynold’s bedside, each of the traditional dishes of his youth acts as a reminiscence of his past. He reveals himself and tells his daughter for the first time about the abuse he suffered and thus frees himself from a heavy burden.
Vanessa discovers who her father really is: a loving man whose heart was hardened by the dictatorship.
