France,
2021, 112 min
(Alternative: 108 min)
Directed by:
Jérémie ElkaïmCinematography:
Jeanne LapoirieComposer:
YuksekCast:
Marina Foïs, Laetitia Dosch, Jan Hammenecker, Seear Kohi, Igor van Dessel, Antoine Chappey, Geneviève Mnich, Catherine Salée, Saadia Bentaïeb (more)Plots(1)
Calais, French border with the UK. Newly widowed, Béatrice lives with her son and her mother. Her beliefs and her very life are shaken upon meeting Mokhtar, an Iranian teacher who recently illegally fled to Europe. Her love for him pushes her to question the prejudices she is accustomed to and to challenge the laws of her country. Based on a true story, adapted from "Calais Mon Amour" by Beatrice Huret. (Cinemax)
(more)Cast
Marina Foïs
France
Best movies:
The Divide (2021)
Polisse (2011)
The Actress' Ball (2009)
Laetitia Dosch
France
Best movies:
Our Struggles (2018)
My King (2015)
Summertime (2015)
Jan Hammenecker
Belgium
Best movies:
The Treatment (2014)
The Taste of Things (2023)
Mr. Nobody (2009)
Seear Kohi
Best movies:
A Change of Heart (2021)
Igor van Dessel
Best movies:
Close (2022)
Fanny’s Journey (2016)
Racer and the Jailbird (2017)
Antoine Chappey
France
Best movies:
Le Péril jeune (1994)
I Can't Sleep (1994)
Les Cowboys (2015)
Geneviève Mnich
France
Best movies:
L'Allée du roi (1996) (series)
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
A Sunday in the Country (1984)
Catherine Salée
Best movies:
Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)
After Love (2016)
Two Days, One Night (2014)
Saadia Bentaïeb
Best movies:
Custody (2017)
Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
Ghost Tropic (2019)
Lucie Borleteau
Best movies:
House of Tolerance (2011)
The Story of Richard O (2007)
A Change of Heart (2021)