The verdict
There are not yet enough audience votes to give this a reliable score. It is not currently playing in Hong Kong cinemas. 122 minutes.
What it is about
Djamila wants to take the pill; Zoé’s mum gives her condoms but calls her a whore; Nedjma hides her pills because of her mum; Hélène feels she’s too fertile; Clémence is scared; Adeline would have liked to keep the baby, and so would Margot. Maria Angela would like to know who the father is; Ana Marihas chosen freedom. Denise, Anne, Marta, Yasmine and Milena are the counsellors who listen to them as they wonder how their sexual freedom is possible.
What to expect
Claire Simon shoots the Paris family-planning clinic like a workplace comedy: cramped offices, overworked counsellors, and a queue of women who each get ten minutes to say what they need. The movie runs 122 minutes, entirely in French with English subtitles, and the cast — Anne Alvaro, Nathalie Baye, Michel Boujenah, Rachida Brakni, Isabelle Carré, Lolita Chammah — cycle through as patients and staff. The tone is matter-of-fact. A teenager hides her pills from her mother; another is called a whore for carrying condoms; a woman who wanted to keep the baby sits next to one who chose freedom. No one speechifies. The counsellors listen, hand out prescriptions, and occasionally get it wrong. It screens in Hong Kong from 10 October 2026 as part of FCP 2026. No certificate is listed, but the content is frank and conversational rather than explicit. Anyone who prefers a script to a plot should find it worth the two hours.
Cast
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Anne Alvaro
Dr Marianne -
Nathalie Baye
Anne -
Michel Boujenah
Dr Lambert -
Rachida Brakni
Yasmine -
Isabelle Carré
Marta -
Lolita Chammah
Emmanuelle -
Beatrice Dalle
Milena -
Nicole Garcia
Denise -
Marie Laforêt
Martine -
Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Marceline -
Emmanuel Mouret
Pierre
Crew
- Director Claire Simon
- Screenplay Natalia Rodríguez
- Screenplay Nadège Trébal
- Screenplay Claire Simon
- Original Music Composer Arthur Simon
- Director of Photography Philippe Van Leeuw
- Editor Julien Lacheray
- Producer Philippe Carcassonne
- Producer Richard Copans
- Producer Philippe Kauffmann
- Producer Guillaume Malandrin
- Producer Françoise Platteborse
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Common questions
- How long is the movie?
- 122 minutes.
- What language is it in, and are there subtitles?
- French with English subtitles.
- Is it suitable for children?
- No certificate has been listed, but the subject matter is adult-oriented.
- Is it part of a programme?
- Yes, it screens under the FCP 2026 banner. Check the venue schedule for showtimes.
