The Braid

2023 2h 1m EN

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 267

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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India. Smita is an untouchable. She dreams of seeing her daughter escape her miserable condition and enter school. Italy. Giulia works in her father’s workshop. When he has an accident, she discovers that the family business is ruined. Canada. Sarah, a successful lawyer, is about to be promoted to the head of her firm when she learns that she is ill. Three lives, three women, three continents. Three battles to fight. Although they don’t know each other, Smita, Giulia and Sarah are unknowingly linked by their most intimate and singular bond.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kim Raver
Sarah
Fotinì Peluso
Giulia
Mia Maelzer
Smita
Katharine King So
Inès
Avi Nash
Kamal
Sarah Abbott
Hannah
Lydia Zadel
Maeva
Manuela Ventura
Madre Giulia

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Laetitia Colombani
Writers: Laetitia Colombani, Sarah Kaminsky
Languages: Hindi, Italian, English
Countries: Belgium, Canada, France, Italy

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Hindi, Italian, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Belgium, Canada, France, Italy.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Laetitia Colombani, shot by Ronald Plante. 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 Ludovico Einaudi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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ERA

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Kim Raver and Fotinì Peluso and Mia Maelzer carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt19894774 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Laetitia Colombani directs. Ronald Plante behind the camera. Ludovico Einaudi scores. Albertine Lastera cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Belgium, Canada, France, Italy. Dialogue in Hindi, Italian, English.

Trivia

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1Released 3 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Hindi, Italian, English.
3International production across 4 countries: Belgium, Canada, France, Italy.
4Directed by Laetitia Colombani, shot by Ronald Plante. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ludovico Einaudi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Albertine Lastera shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kim Raver and Fotinì Peluso and Mia Maelzer carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt19894774 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 17 themes, including "canada", "upper class", "italy", "middle class".