The Ties That Bind Us

Synopsis

A young single father trying to find the strength to love. A feminist librarian, single by conviction, who’s decided that she won’t be a mother. A six-year-old child trying to find a place in a new family structure. By revealing their aspirations, their fears, their choices, Carine Tardieu depicts different ways in which humans create families.

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Cast

Pio Marmaï

Alex

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

Sandra

Vimala Pons

Emilia

Raphaël Quenard

David

César Botti

Elliot

Catherine Mouchet

Fanny (la mère de Cécile)

Marie-Christine Barrault

La mère de Sandra et Marianne

Mélissa Barbaud

Cécile

Florence Muller

La sœur d'Emillia

NF

Nikita Faulon

L'infirmière

LH

Laurence Huby

La maire

IO

Ike Ortiz

Jibril

CD

Christine Defay

Responsable école

Sissi Duparc

La patiente roumaine