Year: 2000
Runtime: 123 mins
Language: French
Director: Laurence Ferreira Barbosa
Three individuals grapple with uncertain futures: 17‑year‑old Marguerite, uneasy in her family environment, turns toward faith; Claire, who longs desperately for a child, finds herself reunited with a former lover; and Eva convinces the unemployed Jacques—recently abandoned by his wife and daughter—to search for a missing friend.
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