Emma is bringing up her son Oscar alone. Her life is divided between her work, her voluntary work as a public writer, her lover and her son. Oscar gradually sinks into melancholy, his existential questions echoing those of his mother.
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Cast
6 people
Vicky Krieps
Emma Doucet
Known for
Old
Phantom Thread
Alex Lutz
Michel Villaverde
Known for
OSS 117: Lost in Rio
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
Yannick Renier
Known for
Patients
Goliath
Carole Franck
Known for
Amour
Hippocrates
Abel Memmi
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Contre toi
Nicole Unger
Réceptionniste Les Bois Dorés
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The Wife Who Knew Too Much
Scare Me
Elise Girard Director · Sébastien Buchmann Cinematographer
First release March 17, 2027 · Produced in France, Germany · Production 10:15! Productions, Le plein de super
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
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10:15! Productions
Production
Le plein de super
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Mikino
Production
Lupa Film
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France · Germany
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Original title
Le sens de la vie
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · March 17, 2027
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