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Un moment de bonheur (2001)

84 min · Drama

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Directors

Antoine Santana

Cast

Isild Le Besco, Malik Zidi, Vincent Bonnafous, Catherine Davenier

An unexpected encounter brings Philippe, Betty, and her young son together, until an accident changes their lives.

The story

Philippe, 25, arrives one morning at his sister’s home in Arcachon, where she has not seen him for a long time. In the building, he meets Betty, 20, who lives with her five-year-old son Damien at her parents’ home. Betty cares for Damien with a tenderness described as more like a sister’s than a mother’s. Philippe, Betty, and Damien cross paths again throughout the day, bringing them into one another’s orbit. An accident that might have separated them instead changes their lives, setting the story in motion.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

Philippe is 25. One morning, he arrives at his sister’s home in Arcachon; she hasn’t seen him in a long time. In his sister’s building, he runs into Betty. Betty is 20 and has a five-year-old son, Damien, who lives with her at her parents’ home. She loves him with a tenderness that is more like a sister’s than a mother’s. Over the course of that day, Betty, Philippe, and Damien will cross paths again. An accident that should have separated them will change their lives...

Genres

Drama

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