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Farewell to the Night (L'Adieu a la nuit) (2019)

Farewell to the Night (L'Adieu a la nuit) poster
Original title
L'Adieu à la nuit
Directed by
André Téchiné
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany, France
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
14
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 67 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A grandmother welcomes her grandson for a visit before he moves to Canada for work. She gradually discovers that he is hiding dangerous secrets.

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What happens

Farewell to the Night (French: L'Adieu à la nuit) is 2019 French drama thriller film directed by André Téchiné from a screenplay written by Téchiné and Léa Mysius, based on an original idea from Téchiné and Amer Alwan. It stars Catherine Deneuve as a woman who is visited by her beloved grandson as he prepares to leave for a new job in Canada, but she slowly learns about his dark secrets. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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