Virginie Efira won a Lumière Award for her nuanced performance in this film as Rachel, a childless woman whose biological clock is ticking. There are plenty of kids in her world…just not her own. As a middle school teacher she nurtures students, she expresses happiness for her younger sister’s pregnancy, and she starts to bond with her boyfriend’s daughter while keenly aware of her place outside their family unit. Efira (who also stars in Revoir Paris, for which she also won an acting award) commands the camera yet again with her magnetic presence.
