Cast: Kristin Scott Thomas, Elsa Zylberstein, Serge Hazanavicius
After a life in prison for 15 years Juliette meets her younger sister Lea who has been brainwashed by their parents to forget her and who has not seen her in all these years. Though strangers to each other, Lea is happy to be reunited with her sister. Juliette begins her life at her sister's. Lea is now married to Luc and they've two adopted children and Luc's aged father, all living in a nice home and leading a comfortable, reasonably happy life. Luc at first receives Juliette with suspicion and even fear when he learns one evening when they're out that Lea's left their kids in the care of her sister. While legal authorities try to rehabilitate Juliette with finding a job, she falls into a sort of friendship with her police report and a professor friend of Lea's. Slowly details about Juliette's past emerge. We learn along with Lea about why Juliette went to prison. We see the pain hidden away that no outside intervention can inflict or thwart. As Juliette says, death has no excuses. Kristin Scott as Juliette is simply marvellous. Her gaunt face, sunken eyes, and weariness translate her emotions beautifully on screen. Her transformation from the rigid, unrelenting Juliette to one warming up to the possibilities of life yet forever carrying the cross of the past is believable and memorable.
A poignant exploration of compassion and of the long-lost relationship between two estranged sisters.
Rating: A 4.5 out of 5.
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