Synopsis
On a trip in the north of Benin, Cécile crosses paths with a young African woman who, in a panic, leaves a baby in her arms... Cécile adopts this African child and Lancelot grows up in France. When he is seven years old, Cécile takes him to his homeland and tries to penetrate the secret surrounding his abandonment.
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Actors (9)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Agat Films - Ex nihilo
- French distribution : BAC Films
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producer : Blanche Guichou
- Screenwriters : Christine François, Sophie Fillières, Gaëlle Macé, Maurice Rabinowicz
- Directors of Photography : François Kuhnel, Dominique Colin
- Music Composer : Jean-François Hoël
- Editor : Valérie Loiseleux
- Sound Recordist : Régis Ramadour
- Costume designer : Monic Parelle
- Production Manager : Christian Lambert
- Press Attaché (film) : Etienne Lerbret
- Sound Editor : Christophe Winding
- Production designers : Fanny Mesnier, Valérie Valéro
- Casting : Maya Serrulla
- Sound mixer : Nathalie Vidal
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Yes
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