The read
Every source lands within 5 points of the others.
Synopsis
After ten years abroad, Catherine returns to Luxembourg, to catch up with her daughter Alba, brought up by Catherine’s mother Elisabeth. Alba is cold and distant with this stranger showing up unexpectedly in her life, so is Elisabeth, keen to keep her protégée to herself. One day, Catherine cannot take it anymore. She kidnaps Alba and takes her on a trip to a lake up North. Begins an unsettling journey into the puzzling world of motherly love, only to find out that sometimes the true opponent is yourself.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes55%
Metacritic54/100
16 audience votes
Key crew
- Laura SchroederWriter
- Laura SchroederDirector
- Marie NimierWriter
Cast
- Lolita ChammahCatherine
- Themis PauwelsAlba
- Isabelle HuppertElisabeth
- Elsa HoubenAgathe
- Luc SchiltzPol
- Marja-Leena JunkerBabette
- Charles MüllerRobert
Stills
Themes
woman director