Cyril Metzger

From sexual tension high up in the Spanish mountains to the castles of medieval France to the gossip-filled side streets of Abidjan in West Africa. Religion can be a man's prison, but sometimes it can set him free.

Probing the social prejudices and legal obstacles surrounding abortion, Audrey Diwan’s Golden Lion winner astutely shatters the illusory liberalism of 1960s France. Starring a revelatory Anamaria Vartolomei, this unflinching and powerful cry for reproductive freedom simmers with a timely urgency.