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IMDb rating 6.7
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Critic rating 8

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Critic Greg Nussen
rated 8

It’s safe to say that Louis Garrel’s film, with its story of knotty love and escalating bouts of petty thievery, is his strongest to date, and by a considerable margin.

Read full review at Slant Magazine
Critic Saskia Lloyd Gaiger
rated 8

...a relatively low stakes story of ordinary people doing humbly ridiculous if fairly illegal things – and all the more charming for it.

Read full review at Little White Lies
Critic Wendy Ide
rated 8

...hardened cons go romcom in appealing French caper.

Read full review at The Guardian

Cast & Crew

Louis Garrel
As Abel Lefranc
Louis Garrel
Director
Roschdy Zem
As Michel Ferrand
Noémie Merlant
As Clémence Genièvre
Anouk Grinberg
As Sylvie Lefranc
Jean-Claude Bolle-Reddat
As Jean-Claude
Manda Touré
As La femme à l'aquarium

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The Innocent is a comedy-crime-romance film about Sylvie, a prison theater teacher teacher who falls in love with Michel, a thug she marries in prison. Their dream of starting a flower shop together is met with disapproval from Sylvie’s son Abel, who is convinced that Michel will fall into a life of crime. Abel recruits Clémence to help him spy on Michel, but their attempts prove fruitless. Eventually, Abel is drawn into Michel's scheme to steal caviar from a truck driver, leading to a series of unexpected events that test the boundaries of family, loyalty, and love.

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