Jacky in Women's Kingdom


Jacky in Women's Kingdom is a 2014 French comedy film directed by Riad Sattouf and starring Vincent Lacoste, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Didier Bourdon.
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Plot

Bubunne is a matriarchal totalitarian country led by the ruthless La Générale. In Bubunne, the roles of men and women are reversed, up to the point where the male population is deprived of any civil rights, including work, education, military service, freedom of marriage etc. Men wear veils called "Voilerie" that are similar to burqas but without covering the entire face; they have a large tunic and with a ring around their chins. People worship The White Horses and the only source of nourishment is "Mush". The country is isolated from the rest of the world, borders are guarded by armed squads, and public executions are in order.
Jacky is an over-popular handsome young man, who lives in poverty with his widow mother, and crushes on La Colonelle, the Generaless's daughter and the future leader of the state. Jacky is also one of the few boys with at least some education: his paternal uncle Julin - gigolo and contrabandist, also a masculism revolutionist - teaches the nephew literacy. Jacky's maternal aunt, with two husbands, is quite rich and her two sons constantly bully Jacky for being so poor.
Generaless proclaims a grand ball, at which the Lead Rider will be chosen for her daughter as she succeeds to become ruler of Bubunne. Jacky's mother cannot afford a ticket to the ball, and Jacky desperately tries to make Julin give up the "treasure" left by Jacky's father. Jacky reports Julin to the police, yet unexpectedly authorities find Julin guilty of treason and incarcerate him for subsequent hanging. Sheriffess, grateful to Jacky for informing her, leaves him a free ticket to the ball.
After Jacky's mother dies, his aunt takes him in, but refuses to let him come to the ball. At this point, Jacky flees the village, only to be caught by Sherifess and immediately rescued by Julin. Together, they manage to get to the palace. While Julin intends to sell his stash of vegetables and get money for crossing the border, Jacky wants to get to the ceremony and confess his love to Coloness.
During the ball, Coloness invites Jacky to her quarters and tells him that she does not want to be the new Generaless, and tries to seduce him. The Generaless, however, interrupts them, as she has already chosen the Lead Rider for her daughter. Jacky's cover is blown when his relatives recognize him, and he finally tells the Coloness he loves her, revealing himself to be a man. When Generaless orders Jacky to be caught and killed, he ventures deeper into the palace, discovering that "paste" is actually processed and enriched feces. To reveal the truth, Jacky overloads the main cauldron, making the country realize what their food is made of.
Hiding under the Coloness's bed, Jacky convinces her of his love and spends a night with her, stating that he will love her regardless of who she is. In the morning, she shows him a crowd of men outside the palace: the entire country believes Jacky to be a hero. Jacky is then captured and sentenced to death, yet Generaless offers him a deal: life and marriage to her daughter in exchange for his cooperation in preventing rebellion. When he agrees, she tries to cut off his tongue, but is immediately strangled to death by Coloness.
Together, the two open the borders of Bubunne, establish democracy and introduce emancipation, as well as restore the country's agriculture. In the last scene, when Coloness and Jacky are about to officially marry, they announce that Bubunne wants "no more secrets from its people" and strip naked in front of the crowd, revealing that Coloness is actually a man, and that they, in fact, just entered gay marriage. The film ends with a woman holding a baby from the crowd yelling "Blasphemy!"

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