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Johan Libereau, Michel Blanc, Emmanuelle Béart
Les Témoins | The Witnesses | Die Zeugen by André Téchiné
FRA 2006, Competition
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Sami Bouajila, Emmanuelle Béart, Lorenzo Balducci, Michel Blanc
Les Témoins | The Witnesses | Die Zeugen by André Téchiné
FRA 2006, Competition
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André Téchiné
Les Témoins | The Witnesses | Die Zeugen by André Téchiné
FRA 2006, Competition
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Michel Blanc, Emmanuelle Béart, Sami Bouajila, Lorenzo Balducci
Les Témoins | The Witnesses | Die Zeugen by André Téchiné
FRA 2006, Competition
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Emmanuelle Béart, Michel Blanc, Johan Libereau
Les Témoins | The Witnesses | Die Zeugen by André Téchiné
FRA 2006, Competition
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Michel Blanc, Emmanuelle Béart, Johan Libéreau
Les Témoins | The Witnesses | Die Zeugen by André Téchiné
FRA 2006, Competition
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Emmanuelle Béart
Les Témoins | The Witnesses | Die Zeugen by André Téchiné
FRA 2006, Competition
Manu is a night bird. One night he meets Adrien, an extrovert and cultivated gay doctor in his early 50s with whom he strikes up a carefree, platonic friendship.
Adrien soon introduces Manu to his circle of friends. Shortly afterwards, Adrien takes Manu for a boat trip on the Mediterranean with a young married couple: Mehdi, who is a cop, and Sarah, a writer. The recent birth of their first child seems only to have made this unconventional couple even happier together, but appearances are deceptive. For Mehdi, the zealous police inspector, paternity has magnified his tyrannical side and this leads to excessive behaviour both at work and in his sex-life. Meanwhile, Sarah is unable to come to terms with being a mother, feeling that it encroaches on her identity as a woman. Unable to bond with her baby, she immerses herself in her writing in a desperate quest for inspiration.
Manu's arrival in Paris and his intrusion into Julie, Adrien, Mehdi and Sarah's lives creates shockwaves in all their relationships. Unintentionally and unknowingly, Manu forces them confront their true desires.
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Les Témoins
The guests of honor for Competition entry Les Témoins by André Techiné (left) are presenting themselves to the photographers on the red carpet.
Les Témoins · Competition · Berlinale Palast · Feb 12, 2007
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Les Témoins
Julie Depardieu and Johan Libereau, cast members of André Téchiné's Les Témoins, during the Photo-Call.
Les Témoins · Competition · Programme Press Conference · Feb 12, 2007
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Les Témoins
Actors Sami Bouajila and Emanuelle Béart with director André Téchiné during the Photo Call for Les Témoins.
Les Témoins · Competition · Programme Press Conference · Feb 12, 2007
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Les Témoins
André Téchiné (r.) and his cast on the red carpet: Julie Depardieu, Michel Blanc, Emanuelle Béart, and Johan Libereau.
Les Témoins · Competition · Berlinale Palast · Feb 12, 2007
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Johan Libéreau
Les Témoins · Competition · Feb 12, 2007
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André Téchiné
Les Témoins · Competition · Feb 12, 2007
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Julie Depardieu
Les Témoins · Competition · Feb 12, 2007
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Lorenzo Balducci
Les Témoins · Competition · Feb 12, 2007
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Sami Bouajila
Les Témoins · Competition · Feb 12, 2007
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Emmanuelle Béart
Les Témoins · Competition · Feb 12, 2007
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Johan Libereau (Actor), Sami Bouajila (Actor), Emmanuelle Béart (Actress), André Téchiné (Director), Julie Depardieu (Actress), Lorenzo Balducci (Actor)
Les Témoins | The Witnesses | Die Zeugen
Competition · Press Conference · Feb 12, 2007
Johan Libereau (Actor), Sami Bouajila (Actor), Emmanuelle Béart (Actress), André Téchiné (Director), Julie Depardieu (Actress), Lorenzo Balducci (Actor)
Les Témoins | The Witnesses | Die Zeugen
Competition · Red Carpet · Feb 12, 2007