Laura, in her thirties, lives alone on the outskirts of a big city. She learns that her father is in a coma, following a serious traffic accident. She decides to visit him regularly at the hospital: the opportunity finally presents itself to settle accounts, perhaps even to take revenge... But life is unpredictable and Laura's desire for revenge will lead to a reunion troubling with her family and her past. She will come out of it reconciled, with herself and with life.
Acting
Erika Sainte's face does ALL the work.
Direction
De Pierpont lets silences scream.
Director
Philippe de Pierpont
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Vicky Krieps appears briefly as a nurse years before her Phantom Thread breakthrough; this was her second film.
The title references a common phrase used to comfort children—here weaponized to question what female grief is allowed to look like.
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