L'Histoire d'une mère (2017)
Directed by Sandrine Veysset

Drama

Film Synopsis

Neige, a young woman in her twenties, lives with her grandmother on the latter's small farm, which is buried deep in the heart of the countryside.  Neige's pride and joy is her four-year-old son Louis, but she is haunted by recurring nightmares in which she fails to prevent Death from stealing her child from her.  One day, Neige is invited to the wedding of the son of her wealthy neighbours, the Bénarieux, and is surprised to find her grandmother in a state of great anxiety...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Sandrine Veysset
  • Script: Hans Christian Andersen (story), Sébastien Régnier, Sandrine Veysset
  • Photo: Hélène Louvart
  • Music: Reno Isaac
  • Cast: Lou Lesage (Neige), Catherine Ferran (Héloïse), Albert Geffrier (Louis), Ivan Franek (Piotr), Dominique Reymond (La Mort), Lucie Régnier (La Mort jeune), Alain Rigout (M. Bénarieux), Catherine Depont (Mme Bénarieux), Pauline Deshons (La mariée), Kevin Garnichat (Le marié), Baptiste Bleslu (Le copain du marié)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 82 min

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