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7 Years (2006)

7 Years poster
Original title
7 ans
Directed by
Jean-Pascal Hattu
Genre
prison film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
4.4 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wife visits her husband in prison where he is serving a long sentence. Their strained relationship is tested by sexual tension and the difficult circumstances of incarceration.

tenseintimateslow-burnemotionally intenseclaustrophobicmelancholicprovocativerestrained

What happens

7 Years (French: 7 ans) is a 2006 French drama film starring Bruno Todeschini, Valerie Donzelli and Cyril Troley. It is written and directed by Jean-Pascal Hattu. The film explores the sexual tension between a wife and a husband serving a long jail sentence. Valerie Donzelli's performance in the film won her awards at the Seattle International Film Festival and at the Valencia Festival of Mediterranean Cinema (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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