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In Her Hands

2018 · 105 min

A gentle, feel-good underdog story about talent and self-belief, easy to watch and quietly inspiring.

Overview
A young man from a modest family gets the chance of a lifetime to reveal his hidden talent for piano but can he find the strength and courage to live up to the challenge?

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • ambition
    • class
    • identity
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour4
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Ludovic Bernard
    Written by
    Ludovic Bernard, Johanne Bernard
    Starring
    Kristin Scott Thomas, Lambert Wilson, Karidja Touré, Jules Benchetrit, André Marcon, Michel Jonasz, Vanessa David, Elsa Lepoivre
    Cinematography
    Thomas Hardmeier
    Runtime
    105 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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