With bitter honesty, the director and
co-writer, Maïwenn, creates an authentic exposition of the endless effects of
emotional abuse.
After severely injuring her knee skiing,
Tony (Emmanuelle Bercot) spends several weeks in a treatment center. A blessing
in disguise, her time away from home allows her to reflect upon the trauma from
her tumultuous relationship with Georgio (Vincent Cassel), her ex-husband, the
father of her child and her on-again, off-again lover. Son roi. Her King.
Abrupt editing juxtaposes past and
present, like the human mind does, allowing the audience to get lost in Tony’s
thoughts. As the film winds on, we slowly realize how much more psychological
healing she must endure than physical rehabilitation.
Tony consistently verbalizes her fear
that she will never restore the mobility she had before her accident, but her
true dread lies in the unspoken: Will she ever return to the Tony she was
before she met the man who twisted and fractured her mind?
Brutally, Maïwenn leaves Tony to answer
that question on her own.
Director Maïwenn
WriteRS Etienne Comar
and Maïwenn
Producer StudioCanal
MAIN
CAST Emmanuelle
Bercot
Vincent Cassel
Louis Garrel
Running Time 126
minutes
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