About
The Middle Room is a documentary about Ibu, Mietta and Bousso sharing a home in Milan over several years. It screens at Cinema The Pulse, Amsterdam, on Tuesday 17 November 2026 at 16:00.
What to expect
The documentary follows Ibu, originally from Senegal, who moves in with his friend Mietta, a retired judge in Milan, about 20 years after they met in Sardinia.
What begins as hospitality becomes a long-term arrangement, and Mietta buys a larger apartment for them all.
Over several years, Khadim grows up and Mietta faces aging, with tensions over parenting, privacy and dependence.
- Pregnant wife Bousso later joins them
- Ibu is often away for work
- Young Bousso and older Mietta share daily life
- Personal differences surface
- Talks cover family expansion and Italian citizenship
- Power dynamics in the home
- The filmmaker observes intimately and asks direct questions
- Hospitality and autonomy in fragile balance
- Portrait of migration, home and family beyond blood
Questions
When does The Middle Room start and end?
The Middle Room runs Tuesday, 17 November 2026, 16:00.
Where is The Middle Room?
The Middle Room takes place at Cinema The Pulse, Hildegard von Bingenstraat 4, Amsterdam.
What is the documentary about?
The film follows Ibu, originally from Senegal, who moves in with his friend Mietta, a retired judge in Milan, about 20 years after they met in Sardinia.
Pregnant wife Bousso later joins them.
Mietta buys a larger apartment for them all.
Ibu is often away for work.
Bousso and Mietta share daily life as differences surface.
Over several years, Khadim grows up and Mietta faces aging.
Tensions arise over parenting, privacy and dependence.
Talks cover family expansion, Italian citizenship and power dynamics.
The filmmaker observes intimately and asks direct questions.
Is the screening in person?
Yes. The screening is in person at Cinema The Pulse.
Amsterdam
Getting there
Cinema The Pulse, Hildegard von Bingenstraat 4, 1081 LH Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL
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