Wonderfully spun story of desperation, manipulation, shame and dysfunction and how this radiates outwards. For someone so young, Celine has such a firm grasp on how to force a situation to go her way that it becomes a bit unsettling to watch. In contrast with her clearly unstable boyfriend Romain, Celine's scars are well hidden behind smiles and a veneer of innocence. She has developed a scary ability to exploit and discard other people and we get to see it play out over some really cringe and gasp worthy scenes.
Seeing Nathalie's sweet and mothering nature and the subtle queues of Henri's impending failure as a husband, judge and human being made me get up and walk away a couple times. I kept yelling, "No, Henri, No!". The secrets, the denial, the mind games and tension really pulled at me since they are all very well within the realm of possibility. One gets a glimpse into how monsters are made. I stumbled onto this on Netflix and I'm so happy I did.
Seeing Nathalie's sweet and mothering nature and the subtle queues of Henri's impending failure as a husband, judge and human being made me get up and walk away a couple times. I kept yelling, "No, Henri, No!". The secrets, the denial, the mind games and tension really pulled at me since they are all very well within the realm of possibility. One gets a glimpse into how monsters are made. I stumbled onto this on Netflix and I'm so happy I did.