Storyline
For years, Axel has cut off ties with his family, devastated by a tragedy for which he was made to bear responsibility. When the freighter on which he was cook stopped in his hometown, he decided to visit his mother, Françoise. It's a shock: she no longer recognizes him. Having Alzheimer's disease, Françoise now forgets whole sections of her life. Axel is the first of the siblings to disappear from his memory. Why him? What is he hiding behind this oversight? And while Ivan and Lucie have agreed to have her admitted in the center, Axel opposes it frontally and delays her departure to take care of her, despite the tensions. Between the mother and the son opens the face-to-face so long feared and yet necessary.
Cast & Crew
Muriel Robin
Françoise
Lead
M. Pokora
Axel
Francis Renaud
Ivan
Camille Aguilar
Lucie
Grégoire Champion
Noé
Flore Bonaventura
Maureen
Yoli Fuller
Seb
Michel Vivier
Jeff
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Christophe Lamotte's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The First Forgotten is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
