Le Royaume

As Pierre-Paul prepares for a potential power struggle between rival gangs, Lesia sees pictures of the men around her, whom she considers her uncles, on television alongside images of violence. Lesia loves her father, but gradually comes to realize what his life and work really entail. Le Royaume, the feature film debut of Corsican director Julien Colonna, is a tense and compelling mafia drama set in the Corsican countryside in the 1990s. But also a family drama focusing on the relationship between a father and his young daughter as she grows up. 

Most of the roles are played by non-professional actors from the Corsican community. The film was selected for the Cannes Film Festival and was praised by the international press for its intense and realistic portrayal of the Corsican mafia and the brilliant performance of lead actress Ghjuvanna Benedetti.