Someone I Loved

Someone I Loved

2009 · 112 min · ★ 6.1 · Drama, Romance

One night, Pierre decides to reveal his painful secret to his daughter-in-law, who's just been abandoned by her husband. Pierre's secret is about his secret love to Mathilde, the woman he left to instead follow an easier path in life.

Directed by Zabou Breitman · Written by Zabou Breitman

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