The Innocent (2022)

10/12/2022Comedy, Crime, Romance1h 39m
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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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Louis Garrel

    Abel Lefranc

  2. Cast 1

    Roschdy Zem

    Michel Ferrand

  3. Cast 1

    Noémie Merlant

    Clémence Genièvre

  4. Cast 1

    Anouk Grinberg

    Sylvie Lefranc

  5. Cast 1

    Jean-Claude Pautot

    Jean-Paul

  6. Cast 1

    Yanisse Kebbab

    Caviar truck driver

  7. Cast 1

    Léa Wiazemsky

    Sylvie's witness

  8. Cast 1

    Manda Touré

    Woman at the aquarium

  9. Olga Amelchenko

    Maud

I like Louis Garrel - he has something about him that I usually find engaging to watch on screen. Here, though, the story is all just a little too far-fetched! He ("Abel") takes his mother "Sylvie" (Anouk Grinberg) to prison where she runs an acting class and where she has hooked up with "Michel" (Roschdy Zem). Now "Abel" is a bit sceptical about his mother marrying an ex-con and soon he and his best mate "Clémence" (Noémie Merlant) and carrying out some fairly clumsy surveillance on the man. "Michel" is no fool though and before we know it, the spying pair are mixed up a plan to pinch a great...

Status Released

Original LanguageFrench 

Budget$4,000,000.00

Revenue $5,175,806.00

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