Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Léa Drucker | ... | Miriam Besson | |
Denis Ménochet | ... | Antoine Besson | |
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Thomas Gioria | ... | Julien Besson |
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Mathilde Auneveux | ... | Joséphine Besson |
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Mathieu Saikaly | ... | Samuel |
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Florence Janas | ... | Sylvia |
Saadia Bentaïeb | ... | La juge | |
Coralie Russier | ... | La greffière | |
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Sophie Pincemaille | ... | Maître Davigny |
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Emilie Incerti-Formentini | ... | Maître Ghenen |
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Jérome Care-Aulanier | ... | Agent opérateur Police Secours |
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Jenny Bellay | ... | La voisine |
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Martine Vandeville | ... | Madeleine, la mère d'Antoine |
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Jean-Marie Winling | ... | Joël, le père d'Antoine |
Martine Schambacher | ... | Nanny, la mère de Miriam |
Antoine Besson, Miriam's divorced husband, is a nice man. In charge of security in a hospital, he is esteemed both by his superiors and his fellow colleagues. Moreover he is a good father who, willing to be closer to his eleven-year-old son Julien, has chosen to be transferred to the town where the boy lives with his mother and his older sister Joséphine, soon to be of age. That is the very reason why Antoine, the caring father, is asking for joint custody of Julien. Well, all that would be fine provided Antoine actually was the man he claims to be. The trouble is that his wife and his two children see him in a very different light. For in the past, Antoine was far from an angel. On the contrary, he had a knack for creating an atmosphere of permanent fear at home, going as far as to occasionally beat his wife under his children's eyes. And he got away with it all the more easily as Miriam, wishing to avoid even more problems, never lodged a complaint against him - a fact that ... Written by Guy Bellinger
This film will make you uncomfortable in its realism, the scenes with the son and his father have to be seen to understand how outstanding and " life like " their performances are. It is tense and will keep you on the edge of your seat and yet it is no piece of fiction per se but a story taken from real life and rendered in a disturbing and touching way. A good example of the film maker's art with no gimmicks, a real story believably told. Watch it and see.