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Saadia Bentaïeb has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2010s through the 2020s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Anatomy of a Fall.
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A woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.
Dir. Justine Triet · With Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado-Graner

Miriam and Antoine have recently separated. While she’s willing to permit their 17-year-old daughter Josephine to decide living arrangements for herself, Miriam is desperate to keep her youngest, 11-year-old Julien, away from his father. But the magistrate rules in favour of joint custody, and suddenly the boy is thrown directly into the middle of an escalating parental conflict, where it seems inevitable that sides must be chosen.
Dir. Xavier Legrand · With Léa Drucker, Denis Ménochet, Thomas Gioria

In a world hit by a wave of mutations transforming humans into animals, François does everything he can to save his wife. As some of the creatures disappear into a nearby forest, he and their son Émile embark on a quest that will change their lives forever.
Dir. Thomas Cailley · With Romain Duris, Paul Kircher, Adèle Exarchopoulos

Toni has spent her entire life putting other people’s needs before her own. When she was 20 years old, she was pushed by her mother to join a TV singing competition, becoming a national star. Twenty years and five children later, she is a full-time mom who spends all her time and effort on raising her teenage kids. As she helps her children plan their future after graduation, she begins to imagine what her life could be if - for once - she did what she really wanted. Will she be able to turn her life around and dare to be something other than a mother and a daughter?
Dir. Nathan Ambrosioni · With Camille Cottin, Léa Lopez, Thomas Gioria
An American writer living in exile in London, Philip listens to women. His English mistress, who visits him regularly in the studio that serves as their refuge. A student he loved in another life. A former lover confined to a hospital in New York.
Dir. Arnaud Desplechin · With Denis Podalydès, Léa Seydoux, Emmanuelle Devos