Summary
A young single father trying to find the strength to love. A feminist librarian, single by conviction, who’s decided that she won’t be a mother. A six-year-old child trying to find a place in a new family structure. By revealing their aspirations, their fears, their choices, Carine Tardieu depicts different ways in which humans create families.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 73GoodWatch 72
Running time
1 h 46 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109106Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
2025
February 19, 2025
Last year
Genre
DramaLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
Belgium
France
César Awards2026
- Best Film2026Won
- Best Supporting Actress2026Won
- Best Adaptation2026Won
- Best Director2026Nominated
- Best Actor2026Nominated
- Best Actress2026Nominated
- Best Cinematography2026Nominated
- Best Editing2026Nominated
25 people
Pio MarmaïAlex
Valeria Bruni TedeschiSandra
Vimala PonsEmilia
Raphaël QuenardDavid
César BottiElliot
Catherine MouchetFanny (la mère de Cécile)
Marie-Christine BarraultLa mère de Sandra et Marianne
Mélissa BarbaudCécile
Florence MullerLa sœur d'Emillia- NFNikita FaulonL'infirmière
Laurence HubyLa maire
Ike OrtizJibril
Christine DefayResponsable école
Sissi DuparcLa patiente roumaine
Erwan MaillotLe steward- ÉSÉric SlabiakMusicien groupe musique Balkans
Eric VerdinL’amant du jeudi- LGLise GervaisLa soeur d’Emillia
- ILIzia Le GoffLucille 1 an
- OHOlympe Herviaux DriderLucille 2 ans
- FAFrancois AnastasioMusicien groupe musique Balkans
- DIDario IvkovicMusicien groupe musique Balkans
- JAJérôme ArrighiMusicien groupe musique Balkans
- MTMichel TardieuIntervenant librairie
Directing · 4
- Carine Tardieu Director, Writer
- Mathieu Vaillant First Assistant Director
- Anaïs Sergeant Script Supervisor
- Elsa Truscello Second Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Agnès Feuvre Writer
- Raphaële Moussafir Writer
- Alice Ferney Novel
Production · 7
- Fabrice Goldstein Producer
- Cédric Iland Producer
- Antoine Rein Producer
- Tatiana Vialle Casting
- Emmanuel Thomas Casting
- Marine Sage Extras Casting
Camera · 8
- Yann Maritaud "B" Camera Operator, Director of Photography
- Elin Kirschfink Director of Photography
- Simon Penhouet Key Grip
- Alexandre Berry First Assistant Camera
- Bertrand Salliou Grip
- Aymé Dominguez Grip
Editing · 2
- Christel Dewynter Editor
- Audrey Kleinclaus Digital Intermediate Producer
Sound · 6
- Éric Slabiak Original Music Composer
- Thomas Gauder Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Florian Penot Foley Artist
- Nicolas Duport Music Arranger
- Florian Cornet ADR Supervisor
- Anna Devillaire ADR Mixer
Art · 7
- Pascale Consigny Production Design
- Pauline Bertin Assistant Art Director
- Tiphaine Lemou Props
- Héléna Cisterne First Assistant Art Direction
- Hervé Ingrand Set Designer
- Henri-Gabriel Robert Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Nathalie Raoul Costume Design
- Rémy Pilot Hairstylist
- Nathalie Tabareau Makeup Artist
Lighting · 2
- Jean-Baptiste Moutrille Gaffer
- Angèle Laroche Best Boy Lighting Technician
Other crew · 1
- Pierre-Alphonse Hamann Video Assist Operator
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