Director: Paloma Sermon-Daï
Two siblings raise themselves through a scorching summer in It's Raining in the House, a quiet Belgian-French drama that treats survival as a shared, everyday act rather than a crisis.
What is It's Raining in the House about?
Seventeen-year-old Purdey and her fifteen-year-old brother Makenzy are essentially on their own, and the film follows how they fill the gaps that adults have left behind. Purdey cleans rooms at a hotel complex to bring in money, while Makenzy works the edges of the tourist crowds, picking up whatever he can. Neither path is glamorous, and director Paloma Sermon-Daï lingers on the ordinary texture of their days rather than pushing toward melodrama, letting small gestures of care between the siblings carry the emotional weight. Set against a heat that never quite lets up, the film reads like the last stretch of a childhood neither of them chose to leave behind so soon. At 77 minutes, it stays tightly focused on the two leads, with Purdey Bloquiau and Makenzy Lombet carrying the film alongside Donovan Nizet, Amine Hamidou, Louise Manteau, Frédéric Moraine, Amina Lafquiri and Antonella Meco.
Cast & crew
Purdey Bloquiau and Makenzy Lombet lead the film in the roles that share their character names, supported by Donovan Nizet, Amine Hamidou, Louise Manteau, Frédéric Moraine, Amina Lafquiri and Antonella Meco.
Context & significance
It's Raining in the House comes from Belgian-French director Paloma Sermon-Daï, whose earlier documentary work on working-class family life feeds directly into this fictional feature's observational, unhurried style.
Where & how to watch
This is a small, character-driven film best watched without distraction rather than as background noise. It streams on K-Time with a Farsi-dubbed track for viewers who'd rather hear it in Persian. The page is free to read for anyone; watching the film itself just takes a free K-Time account login, on a platform designed with a Farsi interface for the Iranian diaspora audience.