In this film inspired by the real-life story of an impossible love affair
between Sorour Arbabzadeh and Florent Goncalves, Jean Firmino is the governor
of a women's prison in Versailles, a respectable man who carries out his
duties with unwavering professionalism. He shows his inmates respect
and compassion, irrespective of whatever crimes they have or are supposed
to have committed. Anna Amari is the latest prisoner to attract his
sympathies. Awaiting her trial after being convicted of a crime she
committed when she was a minor, Anna eagerly accepts Jean's encouragement
to take part in a training programme that will allow her to acquire valuable
new skills. Jean's concern for the young woman soon develops into something
deeper and within a very short time they are both aware of a strong mutual
attraction. It is not long before the burgeoning love affair arouses
the suspicion of those around them...
In his letters to his friends and family, Franz Kafka gives us a rich self-portrait that is surprisingly upbeat, nor the angst-ridden soul we might expect.
Since the 1920s, Hollywood has dominated the film industry, but that doesn't mean American cinema is all bad - America has produced so many great films that you could never watch them all in one lifetime.