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Coming Home

Original title: À moi seule
  • 20122012
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
363
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POPULARITY
128,267
4,215
Coming Home (2012)
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The girl Gaëlle Faroult is kidnapped at school when she is about eight by Vincent Maillard that imprisons her at the basement of his isolated house but provides everything she needs. Along t... Read allThe girl Gaëlle Faroult is kidnapped at school when she is about eight by Vincent Maillard that imprisons her at the basement of his isolated house but provides everything she needs. Along the years, Gaëlle unsuccessfully tries to escape. But when she is seventeen, Vincent surpri... Read allThe girl Gaëlle Faroult is kidnapped at school when she is about eight by Vincent Maillard that imprisons her at the basement of his isolated house but provides everything she needs. Along the years, Gaëlle unsuccessfully tries to escape. But when she is seventeen, Vincent surprisingly let her go. Now Gaëlle has problems to adapt to her family and the outside world.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
363
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
128,267
4,215
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    • Director
      • Frédéric Videau
    • Writer
      • Frédéric Videau(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Agathe Bonitzer
      • Reda Kateb
      • Hélène Fillières
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Frédéric Videau
    • Writer
      • Frédéric Videau(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Agathe Bonitzer
      • Reda Kateb
      • Hélène Fillières
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    • 2User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Agathe Bonitzer
    Agathe Bonitzer
    • Gaëlle Faroult
    Reda Kateb
    Reda Kateb
    • Vincent Maillard
    Hélène Fillières
    Hélène Fillières
    • Anne Morellini
    Noémie Lvovsky
    Noémie Lvovsky
    • Sabine Faroult
    Jacques Bonnaffé
    Jacques Bonnaffé
    • Yves Faroult
    Grégory Gadebois
    Grégory Gadebois
    • Frank
    Marie Payen
    • Juliette, la femme du train
    Margot Couture
    • Gaëlle à 10 ans
    Makita Samba
    • Timothée
    Pascal Cervo
    Pascal Cervo
    • Le médecin de garde
    Cyril Troley
    Cyril Troley
    • Walter
    Arnaud Churin
    • Le contrôleur
    Aurélia Hollart
    • Force de l'ordre
    Thierry Bordes
    • Force de l'ordre
    Richard Pigree
    • Force de l'ordre
    Marie-Pierre Neskovic
    • L'infirmière
    Olivier Abelé
    • Le chauffeur du car
    Marine Noualhaguet
    • La folle du banc
    • Director
      • Frédéric Videau
    • Writer
      • Frédéric Videau(screenplay)
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    Top review
    6/10
    Promising Storyline Wasted in Poor and Messy Screenplay, Edition and Characters Development
    The girl Gaëlle Faroult is kidnapped at school when she is about eight by Vincent Maillard (Reda Kateb) that imprisons her at the basement of his isolated house but provides everything she needs. Along the years, Gaëlle (Agathe Bonitzer) unsuccessfully tries to escape. But when she is seventeen, Vincent surprisingly let her go. Now Gaëlle has problems to adapt to her family and the outside world.

    "À moi seule" is one of those films with a promising storyline with great potential, telling the story of a girl that is kidnapped at school when she is about eight and the difficulties of adaptation to her family when she is finally released by the kidnapper when she is a seventeen year-old teenager. The storyline of the recent and awarded "Room" (2015) has many elements from "À moi seule", but with an excellent screenplay. Unfortunately the promising storyline is wasted in poor and messy screenplay, edition and characters development. The first question about "À moi seule" is why the lonely Vincent kidnapped Gaëlle? His motives are never clear. Did he intend to raise a child expecting the connection of "Stockholm Syndrome" when she reaches adulthood? If yes, it does not make any sense the whole story. The second point is who is Vincent and Gaëlle's parents? The screenplay shows points of their relationship in a shallow way only. Last but not the least, a non-linear screenplay shall be very well-written to let the viewer understand events from the past that are affecting the character in the present. However the flashbacks are confused and the viewer does not immediately understand that it is a flashback scene. My vote is six.

    Title (Brazil): "De Volta Para Casa" ("Back Home")
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    • Release date
      • April 4, 2012 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Esaret
    • Filming locations
      • Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France
    • Production companies
      • Les Films Hatari
      • Le Studio Orlando
      • Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $26,047
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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