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In the Name of My Daughter

2014 · 122 min

A slow-burning, emotionally charged true-crime drama that immerses you in a mother's decades-long fight for justice.

Directed by
André Téchiné
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Catherine Deneuve, Guillaume Canet, Adèle Haenel
Overview
In 1976 in Nice, Agnes, the daughter of the owner of the Palais de la Méditerranée, falls in love with an older lawyer.

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Directed by
André Téchiné
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Catherine Deneuve, Guillaume Canet, Adèle Haenel
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • family
  • justice
  • obsession
  • grief
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, mystery
Directed by
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Written by
André Téchiné, Cédric Anger, Jean-Charles Le Roux
Starring
Catherine Deneuve, Guillaume Canet, Adèle Haenel, Judith Chemla, Mauro Conte, Jean Corso, Hugo Sablic, Jean-Pierre Getti
Music
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Cinematography
Julien Hirsch
Runtime
122 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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