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Les Mains libres
Brigitte Sy

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.

DIRECTOR
Brigitte Sy
YEAR
2010
COUNTRY
France
RUNTIME
100 minutes
LANGUAGE
French
ORIGINAL TITLE
Les Mains libres

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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