78TH FOREIGN LANGUAGE

A divorced mother of three, 40-something Neige (Maïwenn) is devastated after the passing of her maternal grand-father, Emir. An Algerian emigrant, settled in France since the early 60s, he had always been there for her, as a buffer against the toxicity of her parents.

When we first meet the title character in the French drama Alice, our protagonist’s domestic life appears blissful. Alice (Emilie Piponnier) is delectably cooking with her young son when her dutiful husband François (Benjamin Bourgois) comes home from work and gives off the appearance of a doting father and adoring husband.