The Ties That Bind Us

Synopsis

A young single father trying to find the strength to love. A feminist librarian, single by conviction, who’s decided that she won’t be a mother. A six-year-old child trying to find a place in a new family structure. By revealing their aspirations, their fears, their choices, Carine Tardieu depicts different ways in which humans create families.

Trailer

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Cast

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  Pio Marmaï
  Alex

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  Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
  Sandra

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  Vimala Pons
  Emilia

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  Raphaël Quenard
  David

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  César Botti
  Elliot

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  Catherine Mouchet
  Fanny (la mère de Cécile)

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  Marie-Christine Barrault
  La mère de Sandra et Marianne

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  Mélissa Barbaud
  Cécile

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  Florence Muller
  La sœur d'Emillia

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  Nikita Faulon
  L'infirmière

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  Laurence Huby
  La maire

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  Ike Ortiz
  Jibril

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  Christine Defay
  Responsable école

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  Sissi Duparc
  La patiente roumaine

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  Erwan Maillot
  Le steward

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  Éric Slabiak
  Musicien groupe musique Balkans

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  Eric Verdin
  L’amant du jeudi

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  Lise Gervais
  La soeur d’Emillia