Twisting Fate

Jul 27, 2016

1h 47m

★ 4.4

Overview

17-year-old Claire spends her vacation in South Africa with her family, when a tragic accident takes the lives of her parents and younger brother. By a stroke of luck, Claire survives, but finds herself alone, far from home in a country where everything is unfamiliar and intense. Distraught and consumed by guilt in the belief that she is somehow responsible for the death of her family, she runs away and decides to let fate, which saved her from death, guide her from now on.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Bonne Pioche

La Voie Lactée

Mannequin Pictures

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Cast

Claire

Noémie Merlant

Sebastian

Daniel Njo Lobé

Jeanne

Marie-Christine Barrault

Mia

Naomi Amarger

Alice

Coline D'Inca

La mère de Mia

Fabienne Babe

Michel - Le père de Mia

Yves Lambrecht

Sani

Sylvia Mngxekeza

Lukozi

Freddy Djanabia

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