Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the César Award for Best Film (2023)
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Box office
Grossed $5.18M worldwide, about 1.3 times its $4M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in Lyon
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Setting
Set in Lyon
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Music
Music by Grégoire Hetzel
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Julien Poupard
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Louis GarrelScreenplay
- Tanguy VielScreenplay
- Original title
- L'Innocent
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 12, 2022
- Original language
- French
- Budget
- $4M
- Revenue
- $5.2M
- Countries
- France
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Cast
Louis GarrelAbel Lefranc
Roschdy ZemMichel Ferrand
Noémie MerlantClémence Genièvre
Anouk GrinbergSylvie Lefranc
Jean-Claude PautotJean-Paul
Yanisse KebbabCaviar truck driver
Léa WiazemskySylvie's witness
Manda TouréWoman at the aquarium- Olga AmelchenkoMaud
- Romain BlachierChosen one at the first marriage
- Zorah Ait MatenChosen one at the second marriage
Jean-Claude Bolle-ReddatJean-Claude
Joséphine CaraballoGuest at the inauguration of the flower shop
Véronique KapoyanGuest at the inauguration of the flower shop- Florent MasarinCommissioner Delmas
- Franck GonzalesInterrogation policeman
- Jean-Mickaël BricardPrison guard at the portico
- Sylvain LongoFirst prison guard at the wedding
- René PalombaSecond prison guard at the wedding
- Pascal SighrouchniPrison guard delivering the mail
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