Le Refuge

Le Refuge (2009)

Genres - Drama, Romance  |   Sub-Genres - Psychological Drama, Romantic Drama  |   Release Date - Sep 10, 2010 (USA - Limited)  |   Run Time - 88 min.  |   Countries - France  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Jason Buchanan

A woman flees to the sea after her lover dies of a sudden drug overdose in this intimate drama from director François Ozon. Parisian couple Mousse (Isabelle Carré) and Louis (Melvil Poupaud) are gorgeous, wealthy, and deeply in love. They share a fashionable apartment in a popular part of the city, but their charmed lives come crashing down all around them when, one morning, Louis' mother arrives at the apartment to find her son dead of an overdose, and his girlfriend lying unconscious nearby. When Mousse discovers that she is pregnant with Louis' child, she retreats to a country house by the sea, where she makes the decision to keep the baby. Later, Louis' brother Paul (Louis-Ronan Choisy) arrives at the remote house, entering into a tentative relationship with the fragile Mousse as she ponders an uncertain future without the love of her life.

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