Love Me Tender

Love Me Tender

2025 · 134 min · FR · 6.4 (25 votes)
Dir. Anna Cazenave Cambet · Starring Vicky Krieps, Antoine Reinartz, Monia Chokri, Viggo Ferreira Redier, Aurélia Petit, Park Ji-min · Music Maxence Dussère
Drama

At the end of summer, Clémence tells her ex-husband that she’s had relationships with women. Her life is turned upside down when he files to strip her of their son’s custody. Then begins a struggle of several years for Clémence to defend her right to be a mother and a woman – free to make her own choices.

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This film offers a deeply poignant and resilient journey through a woman's fight for identity and motherhood. It's an emotionally charged, slow-burn exploration of autonomy and prejudice, rendered with intimate, character-driven social realism. Expect a defiant, vulnerable, and ultimately powerful experience.

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