Touchées (2022)
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Mélanie Doutey, Claudia Tagbo, Chloé Jouannet, Andréa Bescond
A survivor of domestic violence finds friendship and a path toward rebuilding her life through a fencing-based group therapy program.
The story
Lucie, a victim of domestic violence, takes refuge in Anduze with her son Léo, living in a small apartment provided by an organization that supports women who have experienced violence. There she joins a group therapy program based on fencing and meets other women who have experienced sexual violence. As she grows close to Tamara and Nicole, the women develop a genuine friendship and begin working toward rebuilding their lives. Lucie’s efforts to start over face a new challenge when her ex-husband tracks her down, threatens her physically, and seeks sole custody of Léo.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
A victim of domestic violence, Lucie hides in Anduze, in the Gard department, where she lives with her son Léo in a small apartment provided by an organization that helps women who have experienced violence. The organization offers group therapy based on fencing, where Lucie meets other women who have experienced sexual violence. Over time, she grows especially close to Tamara and Nicole, with whom she eventually forms a genuine friendship and begins the same process of rebuilding her life. But her ex-husband tracks her down, threatens her physically, and asks the court for sole custody of their son, Léo.
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