Cyril Metzger

An adaptation of Annie Ernaux's novel of the same name, looking back on her experience with abortion when it was still illegal in France in the 1960s.

Paris, summer 1942. Irene is Jewish and French. She is 19 and living a life of passions - Her friendships, her new love, her desire to be an actress - Nothing suggests that Irene's time is running out.

Sophie excels at academics. She leaves the family farm to attend a scientific prep class, but when faced with new challenges, she discovers that her desire of attending the Polytechnique is a genuine struggle of social ascent.