Heroes abound in this French portrait of foster care and the social safety net. It is unusual at best to see a movie in which the leading man is a newborn infant. Baby Theo is offered to the world in a French maternity ward by an emotionally distant young woman who arrives on a scooter and leaves without having touched or spoken to her baby. As a contentious family panel sorts through a list of hopeful adoptive parents, we are engaged in the placement process, wondering where, or even if, our little hero will find a permanent home.
- Year2018
- Runtime107 minutes
- LanguageFrench
- CountryFrance
- DirectorJeane Herry
Heroes abound in this French portrait of foster care and the social safety net. It is unusual at best to see a movie in which the leading man is a newborn infant. Baby Theo is offered to the world in a French maternity ward by an emotionally distant young woman who arrives on a scooter and leaves without having touched or spoken to her baby. As a contentious family panel sorts through a list of hopeful adoptive parents, we are engaged in the placement process, wondering where, or even if, our little hero will find a permanent home.
- Year2018
- Runtime107 minutes
- LanguageFrench
- CountryFrance
- DirectorJeane Herry