Storyline
Imprisoned as an accessory to murder, Catherine gives birth to a son she conceived in prison. Eighteen years later, her sentence served, she is reunited with the boy, Simon, who has remained in an orphanage the entire time. She is accompanied by toothsome prison buddy Sarah, and gradually these people whose lives have been frozen in time "thaw" and get on with the business of living.
Cast & Crew
Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Berger
Lead
Anouk Aimée
Sarah Gordon
Charles Denner
L'avocat
Francis Huster
Patrick
CB
Colette Baudot
Lucienne Lanot
JB
Jean-Jacques Briot
Simon Berger
Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Le bijouter
Valérie Lagrange
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Claude Lelouch's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Second Chance is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
