Lila Lili (1999)

Director
Marie Vermillard

Main cast
Alexia Monduit; Geneviève Tenne; Simon Abkarian; Zinedine Soualem

Genres
Drama

Description
Micheline, who is pregnant, lives in a home for women from which she tries to observe the world with calm and serenity. Among other women of the home who are also pregnant the frequently asked question is whether they will keep their baby or not.


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