Custody (2017)

Original title

Jusqu'à la garde

Directed by

Xavier Legrand

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

12

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 735 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A divorced mother fights for sole custody of her teenage son to protect him from her abusive ex-husband. The court system struggles to see the danger, and the tension builds toward a violent confrontation.

tenseharrowingclaustrophobicbleakslow-burngrippingemotionally drainingunsettling

What happens

Custody (French: Jusqu'à la garde, lit. 'Up to the Hilt') is a 2017 French drama film written and directed by Xavier Legrand and starring Denis Ménochet, Léa Drucker and Thomas Gioria. It was screened in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival where it won the Silver Lion. At the 44th César Awards, Custody won the awards for Best Film, Best Actress (Drucker), and Best Original Screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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