France

The destinies of a young girl and her teacher meet, transforming the portrait of an odd community into a troubled journey to the North Pole. What happens if a teacher decides to film her pupils during the lessons? And what if a pupil decides to film the teacher? This is what happens in a place on the outskirts of Milan where a group of young people organize an after school program for the prevention of school dropout of troubled teenagers. It is here that the lives and destinies of a young girl and her "mentor" meet, transforming the portrait of an odd community into a story of a catharsis from a loss. A rare look at school and friendship and a story of a journey from a popular neighborhood named "King's Bay" to a place at the North Pole with the same name, through the wonders of the Arctic and the threat of polar bears. —Claudia Cipriani