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Her Way

Her Way

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Her Way

"Free, strong and on her feet: she chooses her life."

2021

1h 35m

6.6(71 votes)

Drama

Overview

Marie, an independent and militant woman, has never needed anyone's help, including when it comes to raising her son. When the latter is expelled from his certificate of professional competence training class, Marie cannot accept it. Dreaming of a brighter future for him, she decides to enrol him in one of the best cooking schools in France.

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Domino Films

Tandem

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Laure Calamy

Laure Calamy

Marie

Nissim Renard

Nissim Renard

Adrien

Béatrice Facquer

Béatrice Facquer

Camille

Maxence Tual

Maxence Tual

Martin

Romain Brau

Romain Brau

Lawyer

Sam Louwyck

Sam Louwyck

Bruno

Diana Korudzhiyska

Tatiana

Amlan Larcher

Amlan Larcher

Awa

Valentina Papic

Encarna

Corneliu Dragomirescu

Corneliu Dragomirescu

Gustav

Creative team

Directed by: Cécile Ducrocq
Written by: Cécile Ducrocq
Produced by: Alexis Dulguerian
Stéphanie Bermann

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