La vie promise

Ghost river
Director
Olivier Dahan
Country
France
Year
2001
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Agnès Fustier-Dahan
Cast
Isabelle Huppert / Pascal Greggory / Maud Forget / André Marcon / Fabienne Babe
Production
La Chauve Souris / France 2 Cinéma / Bac Films / Rhône-Alpes Cinéma / StudioCanal / SFP Cinéma / Compagnie des Films (FR)

Storyline

Sylvia, a young woman, is a prostitute in Nice. She has a difficult relationship with her daughter, Laurence. Both are forced to run away. They take to the road, trying to find Sylvia’s first husband and the son she had with him. They cross paths with Joshua, a man out on parole, who’s decided he won’t go back to prison.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

San Sebastián International Film Festival 2002
Official Selection