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The Ties That Bind Us

2025 · 106 min

A gentle, talky French drama that quietly pulls you into the messy, tender business of making a family.

Directed by
Carine Tardieu
Genres
Drama
Starring
Pio Marmaï, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Vimala Pons
Overview
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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Directed by
Carine Tardieu
Genres
Drama
Starring
Pio Marmaï, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Vimala Pons
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • parenthood
    • love
    • identity
    • found family
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance4
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Carine Tardieu
    Written by
    Carine Tardieu, Raphaële Moussafir, Agnès Feuvre
    Starring
    Pio Marmaï, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Vimala Pons, Raphaël Quenard, César Botti, Catherine Mouchet, Marie-Christine Barrault, Mélissa Barbaud
    Music
    Éric Slabiak
    Cinematography
    Elin Kirschfink, Yann Maritaud
    Runtime
    106 min
    Country
    Belgium, France
    Languages
    French

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