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The Unexpected Child ()

L'enfant que je n'attendais pas (original title)
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Married and with a daughter, Johanna is happy, until the night she unexpectedly gives birth. In shock, she abandons the child. She is now accused of attempted infanticide. Johanna doesn't understand, adamant that she hadn't been pregnant.

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Alix Poisson ...
Johanna
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Laurent
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Camille
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Christine
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Myriam
Farouk Bermouga ...
Jean
Florence Muller ...
Juge d'instruction
Jacqueline Corado ...
Mechta
Déborah Dulniau ...
Nora
Bertrand Constant ...
Psychologue Prison
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Officier de Gendarmerie
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Hassen Brahiti
Vanessa Feuillate

Directed by

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Bruno Garcia

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Stéphane Bondoux ... (head writer)
 
Caroline du Potet ... (written by) &
Éric du Potet ... (written by)

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Jean-Manuel DuPont ... producer

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Erwann Kermorvant

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Samuel Dravet

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Hugues Orduna ... (edited by)

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Maxime Sokolowski ... colorist

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Nathalie Cheron

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Alexandra Dupont ... second assistant director
Maurad Kara ... first assistant director

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Fred Mays ... post-synchronisation

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Sybille Blouin ... stunt performer
Aurélie Conseil ... stunt performer
Stéphanie Menuez ... stunt performer
Patrick Médioni ... stunt coordinator

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Olivier Bertrand ... first assistant camera
Hassen Brahiti ... photographer
Céline Caster ... second assistant camera
Babeth Cayron ... first assistant camera
Denis Chauvin ... drone team: StudioFly
Didier Colin ... camera operator
David Koskas ... still photographer
Camille Pinaudeau ... video assistant
Eric Sicot ... first assistant camera

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Adèle Bruchert ... extras casting

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Rodolphe Gervais ... music mixer
Jonathan Grimbert-Barré ... orchestra contractor
Marie Sabbah ... composer agent
Alexandre Tanguy ... score recording engineer
Raphaël Vinzant ... assistant composer agent

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Julien Béségher ... production accountant

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Hassen Brahiti ... thanks

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Plot Summary

Married and with a 7-year-old daughter, Johanna is happy, until the night she unexpectedly gives birth. In shock, she abandons the child. The baby is later found alive but she is now accused of attempted infanticide. Johanna doesn't understand, adamant that she hadn't been pregnant. In disgrace, she's forced to explain her actions in court as well as to her family and friends. She also needs to forge a maternal bond with the unexpected baby. With the help of her lawyer and a charity, she decides to fight back on behalf of all the women who have experienced this phenomenon: pregnancy denial. Written by Happy_Evil_Dude

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Also Known As
  • 3,3 kg (France)
  • The Unexpected Child (World-wide, English title)
  • The Unexpected Child (United States)
  • The Unexpected Child (United Kingdom)
  • El hijo que yo no esperaba (Spain)
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  • 89 min
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