''Mensonge'' (The Lie) is a 1992 French drama film directed by François Margolin starring

Nathalie Baye Nathalie Marie Andrée Baye (born 6 July 1948) is a French film, television and stage actress. She began her career in 1970 and has appeared in more than 80 films. A ten-time César Award nominee, her four wins were for '' Every Man for Himself' ...

as a woman who finds she has been infected by her husband with

AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual m ...

. He has been unable to tell her torn between the desire for her and his son and fears of her likely homophobic reaction. She eventually confronts him and explains that she is HIV positive and she has chosen to abort the pregnancy. The films ends with them reconciled and seeking to support each other.

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1992 films 1990s French films {{1990s-France-film-stub