The Innocent
Sylvie, a nearly sixty-year-old woman, has fallen in love with Michel, a thug she marries in prison. The couple dream of starting again with a clean slate by opening a flower shop. But Sylvie’s son Abel, convinced that Michel will fall into a life of crime, disapproves of this relationship.
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Cast
28 people
Louis Garrel
Abel Lefranc
Known for
The Dreamers
An Officer and a Spy
Roschdy Zem
Michel Ferrand
Known for
Nothing to Hide
Point Blank
Noémie Merlant
Clémence Genièvre
Known for
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
TÁR
Anouk Grinberg
Sylvie Lefranc
Known for
The Night of the 12th
Lucky Winners
Jean-Claude Pautot
Jean-Paul
No other roles listed
Yanisse Kebbab
Caviar truck driver
Known for
The Cage
Léa Wiazemsky
Sylvie's witness
Known for
Eden Is West
Partners in Crime
Manda Touré
Woman at the aquarium
Known for
Tolo Tolo
Retirement Home
Olga Amelchenko
Maud
No other roles listed
Romain Blachier
Chosen one at the first marriage
Zorah Ait Maten
Chosen one at the second marriage
No other roles listed
Jean-Claude Bolle-Reddat
Jean-Claude
Known for
The New Girlfriend
Ricky
Louis Garrel Director · Tanguy Viel Screenplay Grégoire Hetzel Composer
Worldwide gross $5.2M · Budget $4M · United States release March 17, 2023
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$5,175,806
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
Les Films des Tournelles
Production
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
StudioCanal
Production
Ciné@
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
L'Innocent
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
France · May 24, 2022
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · October 12, 2022
Theatrical
United States · March 17, 2023
Limited theatrical
United States
October 16, 2022 · Premiere · American French Film Festival
Australia
March 9, 2023 · Premiere · French Film Festival
April 13, 2023 · Theatrical
Belgium
September 30, 2022 · Premiere · Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur
October 12, 2022 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
October 11, 2022 · Premiere · Cinelibri Book&Movie Festival
Canada
November 3, 2022 · Premiere · Festival de Films Francophones Cinémania
China
June 9, 2023 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Czechia
August 10, 2023 · Theatrical
Estonia
June 16, 2023 · Theatrical
France
February 21, 2023 · Digital · VOD
February 21, 2023 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
May 9, 2023 · Digital · MyCanal
Germany
October 28, 2024 · TV · ARTE
Greece
July 6, 2023 · Theatrical
Hungary
July 13, 2023 · Theatrical
Indonesia
October 15, 2022 · Premiere · Jakarta Film Week
Ireland
August 25, 2023 · Theatrical
Israel
July 24, 2022 · Premiere · Jerusalem Film Festival
July 6, 2023 · Theatrical
Italy
October 2, 2022 · Premiere · Rome Film Festival
January 19, 2023 · Theatrical
Lithuania
May 19, 2023 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 1, 2022 · Premiere · Festival de Cine de Morelia
Netherlands
November 1, 2022 · Premiere · Tapis Rouge Frans Filmfestival
February 2, 2023 · Theatrical
Norway
October 21, 2022 · Premiere · Bergen International Film Festival
Poland
June 23, 2023 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 6, 2022 · Premiere · Festa do Cinema Francês
June 15, 2023 · Digital
Russia
March 9, 2023 · Theatrical · A-One Films
Spain
September 19, 2022 · Premiere · Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival
April 5, 2023 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 23, 2022 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
Taiwan
April 9, 2023 · Premiere · Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival
Türkiye
May 12, 2023 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 25, 2023 · Theatrical
September 1, 2023 · Digital · Video on demand
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