A novelist attends the trial of a woman accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter by abandoning her to the rising tide on a beach in northern France. But as the trial continues, her own family history, doubts, and fears about motherhood are steadily dislodged as the life story of the accused is gradually revealed.
Keywords
- Based on a True Story
- Black History Month
- Courtroom Movies
- César Award for Best Film
- Delphine Girard's favorite films
- Film Fest Gent
- Film Fest Gent !
- La Biennale di Venezia !
- Les César du cinéma
- Mostra: The best from the previous years
- Motherhood
- TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival
- justice
Actors
- Kayije Kagame
- Guslagie Malanda
- Aurélia Petit
- Valérie Dréville
- Xavier Maly
Director
- Alice Diop
A mother is accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter by leaving her on a beach in northern France as the tide was coming in.
A novelist attends the trial of a woman accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter by abandoning her to the rising tide on a beach in northern France. But as the trial continues, her own family history, doubts, and fears about motherhood are steadily dislodged as the life story of the accused is gradually revealed.
Festivals
Cast & Crew
Director
Alice Diop
Cast
Kayije Kagame
Cast
Guslagie Malanda
Cast
Aurélia Petit
Cast
Valérie Dréville
Cast
Xavier Maly