Ponette

Year: 1996

Runtime: 97 mins

Language: French

Director: Jacques Doillon

DramaMoving relationship storiesEmotional and touching family dramasTouching and sentimental family storiesPowerful stories of heartbreak and suffering

After her mother dies in a car crash that also leaves her with a broken arm, the four‑year‑old struggles with profound anguish and fear. Her father places her with a caring aunt and cousins, and she clings to the hope that her mother might return. Confused by adults’ religious explanations and hurt by bullying at school, she must navigate her deep emotional turmoil.

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