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Grandmother is deteriorating after her greedy children had left her. Rose, her thorny housekeeper beast, is unable to prevent her transformation into a chair as Grandmother loses her senses one by one. Hierarchy dissolves into equality between the two women when Rose regains her human figure and turns out to be the real family member Grandmother was always looking for. This story is about life, death and the truths revealed when social stigmas subside.

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About the Director

Nicolas Fattouh
Nicolas Fattouh is a Lebanese visual artist and animation film director. In 2018, his debut film, 'How My Grandmother Became a Chair,' received the Film Prize of the Robert Bosch Stiftung at the Berlinale. After its world premiere at the 60th Krakow Film Festival, this award-winning film was selected for more than 125 prestigious festivals worldwide. Today, Nicolas works on his films, exhibitions,