Annie lives in harmony with her husband Laurent and her children: the sensitive elders Maximilien and César; the younger Antoine whom Poupi, never-complaining teen, helps raising him. But a positive pregnancy test will disturb the harmony.
Acting
Alexandra Lamy's controlled panic is masterclass.
Writing
Dialogue captures French family bickering authentically.
Director
Emmanuel Poulain-Arnaud
Alexandra Lamy
Annie Castillon
Philippe Katerine
Laurent Castillon
Matteo Perez
César Castillon
Joaquim Fossi
Max Castillon
Chloé Barkoff-Gaillard
Poupi Castillon
Lucile Jaillant
Hélène
Pablo Cobo
Jérémie Peschard
Louvia Bachelier
Juliette
Aidan Le Groumellec
Kévin
Anaïs Fabre
Gym coach
Marcia Feugeas
Dora
Stéphan Wojtowicz
School director
Maëlis Adalle
Stella
Valérie Crouzet
Isabelle
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film quietly critiques France's pronatalist policies that financially reward large families, questioning whether state incentives override personal choice.
Director Poulain-Arnaud based Annie's immediate calculation of childcare costs on his own spreadsheet panic when his third child was announced.
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