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This finely acted, delicate and provocative new film by one of France’s most impressive filmmakers—working here with his son, Nathan—depicts the troubled life of an adopted boy who, as a taciturn adult, visits his birth mother and strikes up a relationship fraught with tension and emotion.
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Genre: Drama
Director: Claude Miller, Nathan Miller
Actors: Chantal Banlier, Christine Citti, Gabin Lefebvre, Ludo Harley, Maxime Renard, Olivier Gueritée, Quentin Gonzalez, Sophie Cattani, Thomas Momplot, Vincent Rottiers, Yves Verhoeven
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