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L´innocent
B/N | 100:00

When Abel discovers that his mother, Sylvie, who is in her sixties, is about to marry a man in prison, he panics. Backed by Clémence, her best friend, he will do everything possible to try to protect her from her. But his meeting with Michel, his new stepfather, could offer Abel new perspectives.


Country: Francia
Direction: Garrel; Louis
Script: Garrel; Louis, Viel; Tanguy, Guiguet; Naïla
Production: Toussaint; Anne-Dominique
Photography: Poupard; Julien
Music: Hetzel; Grégoire
Cast:Garrel; Louis, Grinberg; Anouk, Kebbab; Yanisse, Masarin; Florent, Merlant; Noémie, Pautot; Jean-Claude, Touré; Manda, Wiazemsky; Léa, Zem; Roschdy
Art direction: Prat; Anna
Participation year at FICM: 2022

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