Synopsis: In her late forties, Valerie leads a mundane and somewhat depressing existence with her husband Gilles. All that will change when Sophie moves in with them.

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This feature film is the result of years of hard work and perseverance. Several industry insiders liked the script and we got close to getting financed when some producers and distributors came on board; unfortunately this did not happen when we weren't able to secure a TV station, leading the other partners to pull out. That's when we reverted to plan B which involved self-financing the film which was made possible by the fact that the story mainly takes place in a small house with 3 main characters.

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Over 2000 actors and actresses took part in the lengthy open casting we held for the 4 main roles. It was obviously not possible to meet all of them in person but more than a hundred were selected for an audition. This enabled us to choose the best talent available and we certainly don't regret having gone through the whole process.

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The shoot took place over the course of seven weeks in February and March of 2014, mostly in Montreuil, just outside of Paris. The cast & crew were incredibly motivated and willing to give it their all for a fraction of official "market" salaries in the movie industry because they believed in the story and thought it was a worthwhile project.

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We got lucky and never ran into any insurmountable obstacles which is a minor miracle considering everything that can go wrong on a feature film with such a limited budget.

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So here we are, nearing the end of this long journey... the editing is finished, and we are aiming to finish the audio post-production and color correction at the beginning of February before sending it out to festivals around the world and releasing it in theaters.

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