On a night of April 1957, Albertine, a brillant and rebel 19-year-old girl, jumps from the wall of the prison where she’s serving a sentence for a holdup. In her fall, a bone from her ankle breaks: the astragal. She is rescued by Julien, a justice fugitive, and so is born a burning passion between them. He takes her to Paris and hides her. But while he leads his gangster life here and there, the young woman struggles for her freedom and against the wounds inflicted by Julien’s absence, and writes poetry.
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Cast
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Leïla Bekhti
Albertine
Known for
All That Glitters
All Your Faces
Reda Kateb
Julien
Known for
The Specials
The Wolf's Call
Esther Garrel
Marie
Known for
Call Me by Your Name
17 Girls
India Hair
Suzy
Known for
Mandibles
Three Friends
Jean-Benoît Ugeux
Marcel
Known for
Paris Police 1900
The African Doctor
Jocelyne Desverchère
Nini
Known for
A Bag of Marbles
After You
Louis Garrel
Photographer
Known for
The Dreamers
An Officer and a Spy
Jean-Charles Dumay
Roger
Known for
The Young Lieutenant
Polina
Damien Bonnard
Young civilian policeman Paris
Known for
Les Misérables
Dunkirk
Brigitte Sy Director · Serge Le Péron Writer Albertine Sarrazin Author
United States release October 17, 2015 · Produced in France · Original title L'Astragale
Production
Alfama Films
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
L'Astragale
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · April 8, 2015
Theatrical
United States · October 17, 2015
Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
Brazil
March 10, 2016 · Theatrical
Germany
June 30, 2015 · Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
Greece
November 7, 2015 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Japan
June 27, 2015 · Premiere · Festival du Film Français au Japon
Portugal
July 9, 2015 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 29, 2015 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
Ukraine
July 14, 2015 · Premiere · Odessa International Film Festival
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