Silent Rebellion

Silent Rebellion

96 mins | Drama, History | Jan. 29, 2026

15-year-old Emma, pregnant after a rape, defies her repressive rural Protestant community to carve a path of self-determination, transforming 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 | Jan. 29, 2026

Silent Rebellion
15-year-old Emma, pregnant after a rape, defies her repressive rural Protestant community to carve a path of self-determination, transforming trauma into a catalyst for emancipation while confronting the moral hypocrisy of the village and the spectre of World War II around her.
Producers RTBF, Box Productions, Hélicotronc, RTS, Offshore, Proximus
Original title À bras-le-corps
Directors Emmanuelle Reymond, Louis Morier-Genoud, Marc Daniel Gerber, 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

Joëlle Fretz

as mère de Paul

Tamara Semelet

as Nicole

Roland Vouilloz

as père de Paul