An Impossible Love(Un amour impossible)
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France, Belgium · 2018
2h 15m
Director Catherine Corsini
Starring Virginie Efira, Niels Schneider, Jehnny Beth, Estelle Lescure
Genre Drama, Romance, History
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Working-class Rachel meets wealthy Philippe in the late 1950s and eventually has his child. What follows is the story of a mother and her daughter from 1958 to the present day, and how they weather the storm of time, love, and an abusive father who makes both of their lives a living hell.
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