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The Truth (2019)

The Truth poster
Original title
La Vérité
Directed by
Hirokazu Koreeda
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Japan
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 266 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A famous French actress publishes her memoirs, which stirs up old tensions with her daughter. The two women confront their complicated relationship while the daughter's family visits.

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What happens

The Truth (French: La Vérité) is a 2019 drama film written, directed and edited by Hirokazu Kore-eda. It stars Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke, Ludivine Sagnier, Clémentine Grenier, Manon Clavel, Alain Libolt, Christian Crahay and Roger Van Hool. It is Kore-eda's first film set outside Japan and not in his native language. The film had its world premiere at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on 28 August 2019. It was released in Japan on 11 October 2019, by GAGA Pictures, and in France on 25 December 2019, by Le Pacte. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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