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  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Distrib Films
  • 1 h 51 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Distrib Films
  • 1 h 51 m

Summary Murielle and Mounir love each other passionately. Ever since he was a boy, the young man has been living with Doctor Pinget who provides him with a comfortable life. When Mounir and Murielle decide to marry and have children, the couple's dependence on the doctor becomes excessive. Murielle finds herself caught up in an unhealthy emotion...

Directed By: Joachim Lafosse

Written By: Matthieu Reynaert, Thomas Bidegain, Joachim Lafosse

  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Distrib Films
  • 1 h 51 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Distrib Films
  • 1 h 51 m

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Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
79
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary Murielle and Mounir love each other passionately. Ever since he was a boy, the young man has been living with Doctor Pinget who provides him with a comfortable life. When Mounir and Murielle decide to marry and have children, the couple's dependence on the doctor becomes excessive. Murielle finds herself caught up in an unhealthy emotion...

Directed By: Joachim Lafosse

Written By: Matthieu Reynaert, Thomas Bidegain, Joachim Lafosse

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
79
79% Positive
11 Reviews
21% Mixed
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
79
79% Positive
11 Reviews
21% Mixed
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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100
Jul 30, 2013
It’s a near-perfect portrait of a domestic tragedy as a master-and-servant psychodrama, one that leaves catastrophic collateral damage in its wake.
By David Fear FULL REVIEW
90
Sep 19, 2013
This is a film as powerful as it is painful.
By Bill Goodykoontz FULL REVIEW
90
Aug 1, 2013
Much like the Dardennes, Mr. Joachim holds to the truth that the personal is political, which is why this isn’t simply a movie about a woman and an unspeakable crime, but also an exploration of the power and cruelty that brought her to that very dark place.
By Manohla Dargis FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 28, 2013
Reteaming to play a duo similar to the one in A Prophet, Rahim and Arestrup maintain the film’s tense and sinister tone – the former providing a convincing mix of fragility and machismo, and the latter looking and acting more and more like Brando in the latter half of his career.
By Jordan Mintzer FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 31, 2013
Though Lafosse’s handling of the actors is pitch-perfect, his sense of structure is more problematic. The decision to start the movie at the end and then jump back several years undercuts the drama.
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky FULL REVIEW
58
Jul 28, 2013
A drab, gloomy drama that doesn't provide any real enlightenment about why something so awful could happen.
By Stan Hall FULL REVIEW
42
Aug 2, 2013
When the final moment comes and it's revealed how the children died, it's less of a surprise than a shrug. Drama robbed of suspense is just dull.
By Drew Taylor FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Versus Production, Samsa Film, Les Films du Worso, Box Productions, Prime Time, BNP Paribas Fortis Film Finance, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF), Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS), SRG - SSR, VOO, Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds, Belgacom, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge, Inver Invest, Fonds National de Soutien à la Production Audiovisuelle du Luxembourg, Eurimages, Canal+, Ciné+, Les Films du Losange, Arte / Cofinova 6, Office Fédéral de la Culture, Fonds Regio Films, Loterie Suisse Romande, Filmcoopi, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
Release Date Aug 2, 2013
Duration 1 h 51 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website https://www.facebook.com/aimeraperdrelaraisonlefilm
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Awards

Magritte Awards, Belgium
• 4 Wins & 7 Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Satellite Awards
• 2 Nominations

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