In Your Hands (2010)

An act of revenge takes an unexpected turn in this psychological drama from French Writer and Director Lola Doillon. Anna (Dame Kristin Scott Thomas) flees a house on the outskirts of Paris... See full summary »

Director:

Lola Doillon

Writer:

Lola Doillon (screenplay)

Stars:

Kristin Scott Thomas, Pio Marmaï, Jean-Philippe Écoffey

Cast

Cast overview:
Kristin Scott Thomas	...	Anna Cooper
Pio Marmaï	...	Yann
Jean-Philippe Écoffey	...	Policier déposition
Marie-Sohna Condé	...	Caroline (as Marie-Sohna Conde)
Marie-Christine Orry	...	Concierge
Vinciane Millereau	...	Milène
Sophie Fougère	...	Policier accueil
Jean-Louis Tribes	...	Michel
Laurent Cyr	...	Policier 1
Olivier Galliano	...	Policier 2
Noëlle Boisson	...	La mère d'Anna (voice)
Mic Cheminal	...	La mère de Yann (voice)
Alain Lévy	...	Le concierge (voice)
Marie Da Costa	...	La secrétaire (voice)
Stanislas Thuret	...	Le fils de Michel (voice)

Storyline

An act of revenge takes an unexpected turn in this psychological drama from French Writer and Director Lola Doillon. Anna (Dame Kristin Scott Thomas) flees a house on the outskirts of Paris and returns home, careful to tell no one where she's been or what she's been doing. The next day, after an ordinary day of work as an OB-GYN, Anna stops at a Police station and reports that she had been kidnapped. Several years before, she performed a cesarean section on a woman who did not survive, and the patient's husband, Yann (Pio Marmaï), driven mad by grief, abducted Anna and intended to punish her for the death of his wife and child. However, after spending several days together in Yann's basement, he and Anna discovered their contempt for one another was giving way to more complex emotions, which complicate both of their senses of justice. This movie was an official selection at the 2010 BFI London Film Festival.

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Plot Keywords:

abduction | stockholm syndrome | kidnapper kidnapped relationship | title directed by female | title written by female | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Hitler's Children (2011)

User Reviews

A draw

I starts so well. The female doctor is kidnapped by the husband to a patient who has died due to the doctor's care. He doesn't really want revenge. He wants balance.

That kind of story is not untold before. The two of them gets acquainted, because of what's called the Stockholm syndrome. The balance tips over and the moral is that it isn't really such a thing as balance. And if there is, there's anyway a prize for it, which is hardly reachable.

But when you leave the theater, you feel that the not untold story anyway is told one too many times.

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

2 February 2011 (France)

Also Known As:

In Your Hands

Filming Locations:

Angoulême, Charente, France

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$243,387

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ce Qui Me Meut Motion Pictures, Origami Films, Mars Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1