Overview

• The drama debuted in German cinemas on August 7, 2025, bringing Carine Tardieu’s acclaimed story to new audiences.
• Valeria Bruni Tedeschi stars as Sandra, a self-reliant single woman who becomes caretaker to her neighbor’s young son after his mother dies in childbirth.
• Director Carine Tardieu adapts Alice Ferney’s novel with feminist nuance, structuring the film into chronological chapters and drawing on Bowlby’s attachment theory to subvert maternal clichés.
• The film attracted over 700,000 cinema-goers in France, establishing it as a box-office hit before its German launch.
• Critics have praised its understated storytelling and the performances of Bruni Tedeschi, Pio Marmaï and César Botti for their authentic portrayal of grief and evolving bonds.