In Safe Hands

2018 1h 52m FR

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 543

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jeanne Herry
Writers: Jeanne Herry
Languages: French
Countries: Belgium, France

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jeanne Herry, shot by Sofian El Fani. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Pascal Sangla. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Francis Vesin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Sandrine Kiberlain and Gilles Lellouche and Élodie Bouchez carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7543930 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jeanne Herry directs. Sofian El Fani behind the camera. Pascal Sangla scores. Francis Vesin cuts. Produced in Belgium, France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.
3Directed by Jeanne Herry, shot by Sofian El Fani. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Pascal Sangla. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Francis Vesin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sandrine Kiberlain and Gilles Lellouche and Élodie Bouchez carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt7543930 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.