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The second feature film from actress-turned-filmmaker Jeanne Herry (Number 1 Fan), In Safe Hands throws us deep into the milieu of the French social assistance services where the fate of one baby boy exposes the conflicting conundrums faced by many women – those giving up their babies and those desperate to have their own.
When baby Theo’s birth mother surrenders him to adoption, child protection services, and officers such as Karine (Sandrine Kiberlain, Number 1 Fan), are called to action, and the harsh realities of the adoption process are pulled into sharp focus.
Karine entrusts Theo to Jean (Gilles Lellouche, C’est la vie!) – no stranger to the foster system himself – who takes on the responsibility of the newborn until a suitable home can be found. Meanwhile, Alice (Élodie Bouchez) has never given up the fight to be a mother and faces the prospect of this dream finally coming true, although nothing is certain.
Original Release
12/05/2018
US Release
02/25/2020
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sandrine Kiberlain | Karine |
Gilles Lellouche | Jean |
Elodie Bouchez | Alice |
Olivia Cote | Lydie |
Clotilde Mollet | Mathilde |
Jean-Francois Stevenin | Le père d'Alice / Alice's Father |
Bruno Podalydes | L'ex d'Alice / Karine's Ex-Husband |
Miou-Miou | Irène |
Leïla Muse | Clara |
Stefi Celma | Elodie - l'infirmière en pédiatrie / Élodie, a childcare assistant |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sandrine Kiberlain | Karine |
Gilles Lellouche | Jean |
Elodie Bouchez | Alice |
Olivia Cote | Lydie |
Clotilde Mollet | Mathilde |
Jean-Francois Stevenin | Le père d'Alice / Alice's Father |
Bruno Podalydes | L'ex d'Alice / Karine's Ex-Husband |
Miou-Miou | Irène |
Leïla Muse | Clara |
Stefi Celma | Elodie - l'infirmière en pédiatrie / Élodie, a childcare assistant |
Aude Léger | La sage-femme / Midwife |
Anne Suarez | Laure |
Julie Recoing | Isabelle |
Judith Siboni | Sophie |
Amaury de Crayencour | L'acteur / Actor of the play |
Sara-Jeanne Drillaud | L'actrice / Actress of the play |
Serge Kribus | L'acteur qui joue Louka / Actor of the play who plays Louka |
Zaïg Castel | Pauline |
Mattéo Burel | Jesse (9 ans) |
Gaulthier Audren de Kerdrel | Jason (13 ans) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Solveig Rawas | Executive Producer |
Alain Attal | Producer |
Philippe Logie | Producer |
Vincent Mazel | Producer |
Hugo Sélignac | Producer |
Patrick Quinet | Producer |