Title: In Safe Hands
Original Title: Pupille
Year: 2018
Info
- Country: France Belgium
- Language: French
- Length: 110 Minutes (1 hour 50 min)
- Budget: €6,900,000
- Genre: Drama
- Studios: France 3 Cinéma Chi-Fou-Mi Productions Studio Canal
- Distributor: Caramel Films
- Age rating: 15 (Suitable only for 15 years and over)
Release Dates
- UK: May 31 2019
Plot
This French drama follows the story of the birth of Theo to a young mother, who is unable to give him the care that he needs and transfers him into the foster-care system. The film follows Theo's journey over the three month period, showing the complex details of the French adoption process, until he finally reaches a loving home.
Cast
Director:
Karine
Jean
Alice
Lydie
Alice's father
Mathilde
L'ex d'Alice
Videos
'In Safe Hands' Trailer (English subtitles)
February 1 2019
Photos
Trivia
The César
The film gets seven nominations to the César Awards, including film, actress (Élodie Bouchez and Sandrine Kiberlain) and actor (Gilles Lellouche).
Filming with babies
Film with babies is, normally, something very complicated. However, the babies chosen for the set did not given any problem, especially the one recorded with Elodie Bouchez.
Fake babies
For some scenes, plastic babies were used because the director, Jeanne Herry, did not want to put real babies in some situations.
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