I’ve Loved You So Long
7 Oct 2009
Director: Philippe Claudel
France, Germany
2008
117 min
Juliette (Kristin Scott Thomas) has just been released after a 15 year prison sentence for the murder of her 6 year old son. As she struggles to adjust to her freedom she comes to live with her sister Léa, who was a teenager when Juliette was sentenced. The sisters slowly rediscover their relationship while disturbing questions hang over them. Why did Juliette commit such a terrible crime? Juliette lives with this burden that holds her back from engaging in life. The film is in French a with English subtitles and won a BAFTA for best foreign language film.