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Marie patches things up with her friend, Lisa, after a new boyfriend causes friction. Then just as things begin to settle down, Marie is struck by a motorcycle and falls into a coma, from which she is unlikely to awake.

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London Evening Standard It's a commercial movie rather than an art film, but a great deal less compromised than most of its ilk. Rated: 3/5 Feb 24, 2012 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian Sadly it doesn't quite come off, despite interesting moments. Rated: 2/5 Feb 23, 2012 Full Review Nigel Andrews Financial Times The film is harmless, whimsical, a little long-winded: While You Were Sleeping without Sandra Bullock but with extra Gallic chic. Rated: 3/5 Feb 23, 2012 Full Review Isabel Stevens ViewLondon Has all the hallmarks of a trying-too-hard-to-be-playful indie: freeze frames of characters posing glumly in playgrounds, slo-mo hospital sequences, along with a few too many close ups and cute kiddie scenes. Rated: 2/5 Aug 27, 2018 Full Review Emma Dibdin The Arts Desk The longer The Adopted runs for the lazier and more mawkish it becomes, ending at last on what has to be a very, very strong contender for the year's worst final shot. Rated: 2/5 May 21, 2018 Full Review Philip French Observer (UK) It's a wispy, tasteful, mildly touching, very French affair. Feb 25, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A beautiful debut from director Mà (C)lanie Laurent. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Quelle surprise, je ne m attendais pas a un film d une telle densité. Les émotions naissent progressivement avec la narration, certaines phrases, certaines sensations, apparaissent comme échappées de nos propres rêves. L histoire tragique mais non moins réaliste laisse certes un gout amer, mais un gout qu il faut peut être connaitre pour apprécier la vie et la présence de ceux qui vous sont chers. L interprétation de l ensemble des personnages est excellente et les dialogues d une rare spontanéité. Melanie Laurent que l on connait pour son jeu toujours plus vrai que nature nous offre dans ce superbe film une invitation, une invitation a la vie, celle que nous partageons avec les êtres que nous aimons et que nous savons ne pas être éternelle. A voir absolument. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Tres bien et pas de mauvaises surprises Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Touchant et magnifique!!! J'ai bien cru me reconnaà (R)tre dans cette histoire. Beau travail de rà (C)alisation à Mà (C)lanie Laurent. Voilà, ce que j'aime dans le cinà (C)ma. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member kinda liked this sad flick! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Current French Belle Du Jour Melanie Laurent makes her directorial debut with this turgid melodrama. It has more in common with those awful English indie dramas of the noughties than contemporary French cinema. A highly unlikable bunch of Parisians with fantasy bohemian careers mope around while one of them lies in a coma. You'll be wishing for the plug to be pulled yourself. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Marie patches things up with her friend, Lisa, after a new boyfriend causes friction. Then just as things begin to settle down, Marie is struck by a motorcycle and falls into a coma, from which she is unlikely to awake.
Director
Mélanie Laurent
Producer
Bruno Lévy
Screenwriter
Mélanie Laurent, Morgan Perez, Christophe Deslandes
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Runtime
1h 40m
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