Movie
The Braid
Overview
India. Smita is an untouchable. She dreams of seeing her daughter escape her miserable condition and enter school. Italy. Giulia works in her father’s workshop. When he has an accident, she discovers that the family business is ruined. Canada. Sarah, a successful lawyer, is about to be promoted to the head of her firm when she learns that she is ill. Three lives, three women, three continents. Three battles to fight. Although they don’t know each other, Smita, Giulia and Sarah are unknowingly linked by their most intimate and singular bond.
Details
- Release date
- 2023-11-29
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Curiosa Films, Moana Films, Forum Films, Indigo Film, SND, Panache Productions, La Compagnie Cinématographique, France 2 Cinéma, Proximus, VOO, BeTV
- Country
- Belgium, Canada, France, Italy
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Kim Raver as Sarah
- Fotinì Peluso as Giulia
- Mia Maelzer as Smita
- Katharine King So as Inès
- Avi Nash as Kamal
- Sarah Abbott as Hannah
- Lydia Zadel as Maeva
- Manuela Ventura as Madre Giulia
- Matthew Alan Taylor as Anton Bilgouvar
- Mimmo Mancini as Padre Giulia
- Celeste Savino as Francesca
- Lucia Zotti as Nonna
Crew
- Laetitia Colombani - Director
- Laetitia Colombani - Writer
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