FFFA: A Silence
01 hours 40 minutes
- Daniel Auteuil, Emmanuelle Devos
- Joachim Lafosse
- Coming Soon, Drama, French Film Festival
- June 20, 2024
- Subtitled
Synopsis
Un Silence
A SILENCE is the story of a married couple and their adopted son who grapple with the fallout after a long-held family secret is exposed.
Cocooned in a life of privilege, 50-something Astrid Schaar (Emanuelle Devos) is the wife of the suave François (Daniel Auteuil), a prominent and media-savvy lawyer approaching a crucial point in his years-long, high profile case, in which he represents the parents of several abducted children.
Day and night, reporters wait outside their gated home, hoping to snap a photo and secure François’ latest remarks. But the uneasy equilibrium of the household erodes when a figure from the family’s past returns, initiating their own search for justice.
A SILENCE is inspired by true events that shocked France and Belgium – a disquieting exploration of family duty, complicity and coercive control; as the screws tighten and the characters steel themselves for the repercussions of their actions, it’s impossible to look away.