Free Hands
Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2011
March 2 - 12, 2011
A filmmaker (Ronit Elkabetz) working on a prison project falls hard for an inmate (Carlo Brandt). Their love for one another will lead them to break the law. Brigitte Sy’s feature directorial debut is a moving and boundary-crossing love story.
Barbara (Ronit Elkabetz) is a filmmaker who is in the process of making a film about prison life. Twice a week, she visits a prison in the suburbs of Paris to interview inmates who will both write and act in the film. It is through these meetings that Barbara meets Michel (Carlo Brandt), one of the prisoners who will help her prepare the film. Their love for one another is a touching story of crossing boundaries, but have they gone too far? A critically acclaimed debut feature from rising director Brigitte Sy.
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