Secret Name

Secret Name

2021 · 112 min · FR · 6.2 (26 votes)
Dir. Aurélia Georges · Starring Lyna Khoudri, Sabine Azéma, Maud Wyler, Laurent Poitrenaux, Didier Brice, Lise Lamétrie
Drama

Nelie escaped a miserable existence by becoming a frontline nurse in 1914. One day, she takes the identity of Rose, a young woman from a good family, who dies in front of her. She presents herself in her place at Madame de Lengwil's house, to become the reader of this wealthy woman.

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A quiet, simmering tension underlies this tale of stolen identity. It's a deeply introspective character study, exploring the weight of secrets and the desperate search for a better life against a backdrop of societal constraints.

melancholictenseintrospectivewistfulslow-burnperiod dramacharacter studyarthouseidentitydeceptionclasssurvival
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