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The Midwife
The Midwife

The Midwife

Genres

Drama

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Claire is a midwife and has devoted her life to others. At a moment when she is preoccupied by the imminent closure of the maternity clinic where she works, her life is further turned upside down when Béatrice, her father's former mistress, turns up on the scene. Béatrice is a capricious and selfish woman, Claire's exact opposite.

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Budget

$7000000

Revenue

$7286136

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

117 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

22 March 2017

Country

Belgium

Cast

Catherine Frot

Catherine Frot

Claire

Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Deneuve

Béatrice

Olivier Gourmet

Olivier Gourmet

Paul

Quentin Dolmaire

Quentin Dolmaire

Simon

Mylène Demongeot

Mylène Demongeot

Rolande

Marie Paquim

Marie Paquim

Angeline

Karidja Touré

Karidja Touré

Madame Naja - une patiente

Pauline Étienne

Pauline Étienne

Cécile Amado - une patiente

Audrey Dana

Audrey Dana

La chef de service hôpital moderne

Pauline Parigot

Pauline Parigot

Lucie

Marie Gili-Pierre

Marie Gili-Pierre

Evelyne

Jeanne Rosa

Jeanne Rosa

Élodie

Élise Oppong

Élise Oppong

Sophie

Ingrid Heiderscheidt

Ingrid Heiderscheidt

L'hôtesse d'accueil de la maternité

Margot Luciarte

Margot Luciarte

La visiteuse de l'appartement

Adou Khan

Adou Khan

Le patron de la bijouterie

Nicolas Grandhomme

Nicolas Grandhomme

L'agent immobilier

Marc Prin

Marc Prin

Le médecin de Béatrice

Fayçal Safi

Fayçal Safi

Le mari de Madame Werba

Jisca Kalvanda

Jisca Kalvanda

Madame Werba -une patiente

Sébastien Chassagne

Sébastien Chassagne

Le conseiller bancaire

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