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Ombline (2012)

Ombline (2012)

Drama
Release Date: 2012, September 12
Directors: Stéphane Cazes
Countries: Belgium, France
Production: Arsam International, Entre Chien et Loup
Cast: Gaëlle Jeantet, Mélanie Thierry, Fabrizio Rongione, Catherine Salée, Annabelle Lengronne, Babetida Sadjo, Corinne Masiero, Manda Touré, Émilie Perrin, Jean Luc Piraux, Lucille Barbier, Régis Lux

Overview:

Ombline, a 20-year-old woman, is sent to prison for three years after committing a violent assault on a police officer. Just when she has lost all hope for the future, she discovers that she is pregnant. The law allows her to rear her newborn for the first 18 months of its life, after which time the child must be given up and placed into state care. Ombline has no intention of surrendering her beloved little boy and is prepared to do anything to convince the authorities that she is capable of rearing the child after she has left prison. As her maternal instincts assert themselves, the young woman finds she has a cause worth fighting for, and an opportunity to rebuild her shattered life…