Silent Rebellion

Silent Rebellion

96 mins | Drama, History | Sept. 1, 2025

Fifteen-year-old Emma – pregnant after a rape – defies her repressive rural Protestant community to carve a path of self-determination. She transforms trauma into a catalyst for emancipation while confronting the moral hypocrisy of the village and the spectre of World War II around her.

Silent Rebellion

96 mins | Drama, History | Sept. 1, 2025

Silent Rebellion
Fifteen-year-old Emma – pregnant after a rape – defies her repressive rural Protestant community to carve a path of self-determination. She transforms trauma into a catalyst for emancipation while confronting the moral hypocrisy of the village and the spectre of World War II around her.
Producers Box Productions, Hélicotronc, RTS, Offshore
Original title À bras-le-corps
Directors Marie-Elsa Sgualdo
Writers Marie-Elsa Sgualdo, Nadine Lamari

Cast

Lila Gueneau

as Emma

Grégoire Colin

as Robert

Thomas Doret

as Paul

Aurélia Petit

as Élise

Sandrine Blancke

as Alice

Sasha Gravat Harsch

as Colette

Cyril Metzger

as Louis