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In Safe Hands
In Safe Hands

In Safe Hands

Genres

Drama

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Théo is given up for adoption by his biological mother on the very day he is born. After this anonymous birth, the mother has two months to change her mind… Or not. The child welfare services and adoption service spring into action… The former have to take care of the baby and support it during this limbo-like time, this period of uncertainty, while the latter must find a woman to become his adoptive mother. She is called Alice, and she has spent the last ten years fighting to have a child.

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Budget

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Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

7.429/10

Release Date

05 December 2018

Country

Belgium

Cast

Sandrine Kiberlain

Sandrine Kiberlain

Karine

Gilles Lellouche

Gilles Lellouche

Jean

Élodie Bouchez

Élodie Bouchez

Alice

Olivia Côte

Olivia Côte

Lydie

Clotilde Mollet

Clotilde Mollet

Mathilde

Jean-François Stévenin

Jean-François Stévenin

Alice's Father

Bruno Podalydès

Bruno Podalydès

Karine's Ex-Husband

Miou-Miou

Miou-Miou

Irène

Leïla Muse

Leïla Muse

Clara

Stéfi Celma

Stéfi Celma

Élodie, a childcare assistant

Aude Léger

Aude Léger

Midwife

Anne Suarez

Anne Suarez

Laure

Julie Recoing

Julie Recoing

Isabelle

Judith Siboni

Judith Siboni

Sophie

Amaury de Crayencour

Amaury de Crayencour

Actor of the play

Sara-Jeanne Drillaud

Sara-Jeanne Drillaud

Actress of the play

Serge Kribus

Serge Kribus

Actor of the play who plays Louka

Youssef Hajdi

Youssef Hajdi

Ahmed

Brice Hillairet

Brice Hillairet

Thomas

Yannick Choirat

Yannick Choirat

Stéphane

Julie Debazac

Julie Debazac

Head of the maternity ward

Émilie Gavois-Kahn

Émilie Gavois-Kahn

Childcare worker

Sophie Ossedat

Sophie Ossedat

Head of the neonatology department

Afida Tahri

Afida Tahri

Employee at the reception of the CHU

Gwenaëlle David

Gwenaëlle David

Disagreeable childcare worker

Karine Valmer

Karine Valmer

Nurse

Sonia Floire

Sonia Floire

Adoption service psychiatrist

Anne Kessler

Anne Kessler

Adoption service educator

Sarah Karbasnikoff

Sarah Karbasnikoff

Adoption service social worker

Nicolas Bridet

Nicolas Bridet

Fabien

Hermine Dos Santos

Hermine Dos Santos

Maëlle

Virginie Vives

Virginie Vives

Damaged woman

Sara Mortensen

Sara Mortensen

Woman with emaciated face

Grégory Gadebois

Grégory Gadebois

PFS service head

Servane Ducorps

Servane Ducorps

Female candidate for adoption

Thibault Vinçon

Thibault Vinçon

Male candidate for adoption

Guillaume Clémencin

Guillaume Clémencin

Mr. Gautier

Sophie Rodrigues

Sophie Rodrigues

Mrs. Gautier

Alain Lenglet

Alain Lenglet

Rémy

Florence Muller

Florence Muller

Clara's mother

Benoît Carré

Benoît Carré

PFPE pediatrician

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