Down by Love
Based on a true story, the impossible love between a prison director and one of its female inmates. Jean Firmino is happily married to Elise (Stéphanie Cleau) and together they have a young daughter, Louise. He is the hands-on director of a women’s prison fully involved in the day-today-running of the institution. Anna is already several years into a long sentence for an unspecified crime when she is transferred to Firmino’s prison to be closer to her family. Firmino finds himself drawn to the attractive, enigmatic Anna and his desire to help her improve her education soon becomes an all-consuming passion for the young woman. Anna reciprocates and the two are caught in a dangerous relationship both are powerless to end.
Keywords
- Adèle Exarchopoulos
- Behind Bars
- Best Novels Adaptation
- Impossible Love
- prison
- (Un)happy Valentine !
Actors
- Marie Rivière
- Sabila Moussadek
- Adèle Exarchopoulos
- Guillaume Gallienne
- Stéphanie Cléau
Director
- Pierre Godeau
Drama
1h 50min
FRENCH
Based on a true story, the impossible love between a prison director and one of its female inmates.
Based on a true story, the impossible love between a prison director and one of its female inmates.
Jean Firmino is happily married to Elise (Stéphanie Cleau) and together they have a young daughter, Louise. He is the hands-on director of a women’s prison fully involved in the day-today-running of the institution. Anna is already several years into a long sentence for an unspecified crime when she is transferred to Firmino’s prison to be closer to her family. Firmino finds himself drawn to the attractive, enigmatic Anna and his desire to help her improve her education soon becomes an all-consuming passion for the young woman. Anna reciprocates and the two are caught in a dangerous relationship both are powerless to end.
Cast & Crew
Director
Pierre Godeau
Cast
Marie Rivière
Cast
Sabila Moussadek
Cast
Adèle Exarchopoulos
Cast
Guillaume Gallienne
Cast
Stéphanie Cléau