After a car crash injures her and claims the life of her mother, intelligent and inquisitive four-year-old Ponette contends with the loss and her attendant questions about the nature of human existence.
Directed by
Jacques Doillon
Written by
Jacques Doillon (written by); Brune Compagnon (scenario collaborator for first draft).
Starring
Victoire Thivisol (Ponette); Delphine Schiltz (Delphine); Matiaz Bureau Caton (Matiaz); Léopoldine Serre (Ada); Marie Trintignant (La mère); Xavier Beauvois (Le père); Claire Nebout (La tante); Aurélie Vérillon (Aurélie); Henri Berthon (L'Instituteur); Carla Ibled (Carla); Luckie Royer (Luce); Antoine du Merle (Antoine); Marianne Favre (Marianne). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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