06 Oct 1979
Tess
A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the same line, but is left traumatised from her experiences.
In Safe Hands
Théo is given up for adoption by his biological mother on the very day he is born. After this anonymous birth, the mother has two months to change her mind… Or not. The child welfare services and adoption service spring into action… The former have to take care of the baby and support it during this limbo-like time, this period of uncertainty, while the latter must find a woman to become his adoptive mother. She is called Alice, and she has spent the last ten years fighting to have a child.
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Sandrine Kiberlain Karine
Gilles Lellouche Jean
Élodie Bouchez Alice
Olivia Côte Lydie
Clotilde Mollet Mathilde
Jean-François Stévenin Alice's Father
Bruno Podalydès Karine's Ex-Husband
Miou-Miou Irène
Leïla Muse Clara
Stéfi Celma Élodie, a childcare assistant
Aude Léger Midwife
Anne Suarez Laure
Julie Recoing Isabelle
Judith Siboni Sophie
Amaury de Crayencour Actor of the play
Sara-Jeanne Drillaud Actress of the play
Serge Kribus Actor of the play who plays Louka
Youssef Hajdi Ahmed
Brice Hillairet Thomas
Yannick Choirat Stéphane
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