Ponette
1996•1h 37m•7.4•Released
Drama
After losing her mother in a car accident that leaves her with a broken arm, 4-year-old Ponette struggles with anguish and fear. Left by her father with a caring aunt and her children, Ponette grieves, secretly hoping her mother will somehow come back. Confused by the religious explanations provided by adults, and challenged by the cruel taunts of a few children at school, little Ponette must make her way through her emotional turmoil.
Director
Jacques Doillon
Writer
Jacques Doillon
Languages
French
Studio
Le Studio Canal+
Cast
Victoire Thivisol
Ponette
Matiaz Bureau Caton
Matiaz
Delphine Schiltz
Delphine
Léopoldine Serre
Ada
Luckie Royer
Luce
Carla Ibled
Carla
Antoine du Merle
Antoine
Marie Trintignant
La Mère
Claire Nebout
La Tante
Aurélie Vérillon
Aurélie
Xavier Beauvois
Le Père
Henri Berthon
L'Instituteur
Marianne Favre
Marianne
Hadrien Bouvier
Extra
Benjamin Charles
Anthony (as Benjamin Lemaire)
Production
Company
Le Studio Canal+
Company
Les Films Alain Sarde
Company
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Producer
Alain Sarde
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