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The First Forgotten
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The First Forgotten

2019-09-22 · 89 min · ★ 7.1

Drama · TV Movie

For years, Axel has cut off ties with his family, devastated by a tragedy for which he was made to bear responsibility. When the freighter on which he was cook stopped in his hometown, he decided to visit his mother, Françoise. It's a shock: she no longer recognizes him. Having Alzheimer's disease, Françoise now forgets whole sections of her life. Axel is the first of the siblings to disappear from his memory. Why him? What is he hiding behind this oversight? And while Ivan and Lucie have agreed to have her admitted in the center, Axel opposes it frontally and delays her departure to take care of her, despite the tensions. Between the mother and the son opens the face-to-face so long feared and yet necessary.

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Directors
Christophe Lamotte
Production companies
M2THEP Entertainement, UGC, TF1 Production
Countries
France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Muriel RobinMuriel RobinFrançoise
M. PokoraM. PokoraAxel
Francis RenaudFrancis RenaudIvan
Camille AguilarCamille AguilarLucie
Grégoire ChampionGrégoire ChampionNoé
Flore BonaventuraFlore BonaventuraMaureen
Yoli FullerYoli FullerSeb
Michel VivierMichel VivierJeff
Sylvie MalysNora
Sébastien BoissavitSébastien BoissavitTyoe client Noé
Bénédicte DessombzBénédicte DessombzFemme brasserie
Juliette PivolotClara
Natalia DontchevaNatalia DontchevaCatherine

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