The Ties That Bind Us

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.

Keywords

  • Best Novels Adaptation
  • Female Filmmakers
  • Film Festival Oostende
  • Film Festival Oostende (home)
  • La Biennale di Venezia !
  • Mostra: The best from the previous years
  • parenthood
  • relationship

Actors

  • Pio Marmaï
  • Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
  • Vimala Pons
  • Raphaël Quenard
  • César Botti

Director

  • Carine Tardieu

Drama


1h 46min


-12

FR


NL

Belgium
France
2025
A single father, a feminist librarian and a child seek a place to belong as they navigate love and desires.

A single father, a feminist librarian and a child seek a place to belong as they navigate love and desires.


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.

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