An Impossible Love
A chronicle of the unconditional love between a mother and her daughter, from 1958 to the present day, which is endangered by an unsteady and manipulative father.
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Top Cast
Virginie Efira
Rachel
Niels Schneider
Philippe
Jehnny Beth
Chantal (adult)
Estelle Lescure
Chantal (adolescent)
Coralie Russier
Nicole
Iliana Zabeth
Gaby Schwartz
Catherine Morlot
Grandma
Ambre Hasaj
Chantal (age 3-5)
Sasha Alessandri-Torrès Garcia
Chantal (age 6-8)
Pierre Salvadori
Doctor
Gaël Kamilindi
Franck
Simon Bakhouche
Alain
Didier Sandre
Philippe's Father
Simon Poulain
Michel
Siegrid Alnoy
Michelin Guide Secretary
Lionel Robert
Psychiatric Hospital Director
Mounia Raoui
Psychologist
Arthur Igual
Cédric
Jean-Christophe Brétignière
Régis
Régis Romele
Psychoanalyst
Crew
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