Overview
- Directed by Anna Cazenave Cambet, the film stars Vicky Krieps as Clémence, a mother who loses access to her son after telling her ex-husband she has relationships with women.
- Reviews single out Krieps’s performance as a standout, with Antoine Reinartz as the ex-husband Laurent and Monia Chokri as Sarah reinforcing the drama.
- Critics emphasize themes of creeping homophobia, harsh judicial and social‑services procedures, and even insinuations of incest within a bruising custody process.
- The adaptation of Debré’s autofiction leans on blue hues and recurring pool and water imagery to shape the heroine’s physicality and inner state.
- Released in French cinemas on December 10, the 2h13 feature from Tandem Films reached screens after financing hesitations over centering a challenging female protagonist.