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Directed by:
Gilles BourdosCinematography:
Mark LeeComposer:
Alexandre DesplatCast:
Alice Isaaz, Suzanne Clément, Vincent Rottiers, Pauline Etienne, Frédéric Pierrot, Alice de Lencquesaing, Eric Elmosnino, Grégory Gadebois, Damien Chapelle (more)Plots(1)
Three interlinked family stories. Josephine and Tomas are happy newlyweds, but Josephine's parents quickly discover a darker reality behind the couple's glowing matrimonial bliss. Meanwhile, Melanie announces to her parents that she is pregnant and the father is far from the ideal son-in-law! And lastly Anthony, his head in the clouds and unlucky in love, who is faced with having to take charge of his suddenly uncontrollable mother. (Venice International Film Festival)
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An excellent relationship drama presented absolutely without frills and brilliantly acted. The central theme of domestic violence is extremely strong. Against her parents' wishes, a young girl marries a boy she's attracted to and comfortable with, but on her wedding night, she discovers that he's probably not as great as she pictured. After a year of marriage, she is now regularly physically and mentally abused, but she is unable to leave her husband or report him to the police because she probably still loves him and she also can't seem to fully accept that her parents were right in not liking the object of their daughter's interest. The dire situation continually escalates until it culminates in a real tragedy...
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