The Right to Love

The Right to Love

The passions of lovers whose every chance might be their last!

R 1972 · 90 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama, Romance

The tragedy of Helene and her husband Pierre, whose life is shattered when Pierre is kept as a political prisoner, while Helene is denied the right to visit him. A growing fear of losing her husband to tuberculosis takes over Helene, who does all she can to meet him, even for one last time.

Directed by Eric Le Hung · Written by Jean-Claude Carrière

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