''Au plus près du Soleil'' is a 2015 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Yves Angelo Yves Angelo (born 22 January 1956) is a French cinematographer, film director and screenwriter. Angelo has won the César Award for Best Cinematography three times: in 1990 for '' Nocturne indien'', in 1992 for '' Tous les matins du monde'', ...

and co-written by Angelo,

François Dupeyron François Dupeyron (14 August 195025 February 2016) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 17 films between 1977 and 2015. His film '' La Chambre des officiers'' was entered into the 2001 Cannes Film Festival The 54th Cannes ...

and Gilles Legrand.

Plot

Investigating magistrate Sophie learns that Juliette, a woman who she is questioning in regards to an ongoing case, is the biological mother of Léo, her adopted son. Despite her magistrate husband Olivier's disapproval, Sophie refuses to withdraw from the case so that she can continue her probe on Juliette, whilst hiding the truth from Léo. Appalled by Sophie's decision, Olivier decides to secretly approach Juliette without revealing his true identity.

Cast

Sylvie Testud Sylvie Testud (born 17 January 1971) is a French actress hose film career est Actress for ''Fear and Trembling'' (2003), and the European Film Award for Best Actress for ''Lourdes'' (2009). Her other film roles include '' Beyond Silence'' (199 ...

as Sophie Picard *

Grégory Gadebois Grégory Gadebois (born 24 July 1976) is a French actor. Life and career He studied at the CNSAD in the classroom of Catherine Hiegel and Dominique Valadié. He was a member of the Comédie-Française The Comédie-Française () or Théâtre-F ...

as Olivier Poncet *

Mathilde Bisson Mathilde is an alternative spelling of the names Matilde or Matilda, and could refer to: *Mathilde Dolgopol de Sáez (1901 –1957), Argentinian vertebrate paleontologist * Mathilde, Abbess of Essen (949–1011) * Mathilde Alanic (1864-1948), Fr ...

as Juliette Larrain *

Zacharie Chasseriaud Zacharie is both a masculine French given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Zacharie Allemand (1762–1828), French admiral *Zacharie Astruc (1833–1907), French sculptor, painter, poet, and art critic *Zachari ...

as Léo Poncet * John Arnold as Pierre * Pascal Ternisien as The accused man *

Thomas Doret Thomas Doret (born 10 December 1996) is a Belgian actor, best known for playing the role of Cyril in ''The Kid with a Bike'', and as Coco in ''Renoir''. Life and career Doret was born in Seraing. His father is a warehouseman while his mother is ...

as The accused man's son

References

External links

* 2015 films 2010s psychological drama films 2010s French-language films French psychological drama films Films directed by Yves Angelo 2015 drama films 2010s French films {{2010s-France-film-stub