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Les Mains libres (The Free Hands) is a 2010 French drama film directed by Brigitte Sy. It stars Ronit Elkabetz, Carlo Brandt, and Noémie Lvovsky. It was released theatrically in France on 16 June 2010. It is a feature-length prequel to Sy's 2008 short film, L'Endroit idéal.[1]

Les Mains libres
Promotional poster
Directed by	Brigitte Sy
Written by	Brigitte Sy Gaëlle Macé
Produced by	Mathieu Bompoint Claire Trinquet
Starring	Ronit Elkabetz Carlo Brandt Noémie Lvovsky
Cinematography	Frédéric Serve
Edited by	Julie Dupré
Music by	Daniel Mille
Production companies	Mezzanine Films Canal+ CinéCinéma Centre National de la Cinématographie
Distributed by	Chrysalis Films
Release date	16 June 2010 (2010-06-16) (France)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	€1.64m

Plot

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Barbara (Elkabetz) is a filmmaker developing a film written and acted by prison inmates in Paris. She defies legal boundaries, unleashing a series of consequences when she forms a deep romantic relationship with Michel (Brandt), an inmate involved in the film project.[2]

Cast

• Ronit Elkabetz as Barbara
• Carlo Brandt as Michel
• Noémie Lvovsky as Rita
• Camille Figuereo as Chloé
• Adama Doumbia as Roel
• Denis Maréchal as Fifi
• Gurgon Kyap as James
• Abdelhafid Metalsi as Mouloud
• Xavier Legrand as Laurent
• Ahmed M'Hemdi as Bouda
• François Négret as Sergueï
• Alain Ollivier as Le directeur de la prison
• Sasha Andres as Marie-Pierre
• Dominique Frot as La juge
• Brigitte Sy as Le femme blonde

Reception

Thomas Baurez of L'Express, described it as "intelligent, gracious and humble.. a love story of the purest sense of the term."[3] Lucie Calet of Le Nouvel Observateur, continued that it is a "Greek tragedy" of "great dignity."[4] Le Figaro praised the depiction of the tangible reality of the film as well as Eliabetz' superb and dark performance, evoking traits of the Madonna.[5]

The film was warmly received by The New Yorker; "with calm and nuanced images, Sy captures emotionally unguarded characters locked in the gaze of prying eyes; with brusque, quiet action and incisive, tight-lipped dialogue, she sets a gripping plot in motion while keeping it close to the heart."[6]

References

External links

• Les Mains libres at IMDb
• French radio interview with Ronit Elkabetz

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