Ponette

Ponette

97 mins | Drama | Sept. 25, 1996

After losing her mother in a car accident that leaves her with a broken arm, 4-year-old Ponette struggles with anguish and fear. Left by her father with a caring aunt and her children, Ponette grieves, secretly hoping her mother will somehow come back. Confused by the religious explanations provided by adults, and challenged by the cruel taunts of a few children at school, little Ponette must make her way through her emotional turmoil.

Ponette

97 mins | Drama | Sept. 25, 1996

Ponette
After losing her mother in a car accident that leaves her with a broken arm, 4-year-old Ponette struggles with anguish and fear. Left by her father with a caring aunt and her children, Ponette grieves, secretly hoping her mother will somehow come back. Confused by the religious explanations provided by adults, and challenged by the cruel taunts of a few children at school, little Ponette must make her way through her emotional turmoil.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Canal+, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, Les Films Alain Sarde, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Original title Ponette
Directors Sandrine Revet, Emmanuel Rigaut, Jacques Doillon, Marie de Laubier
Writers Jacques Doillon

Cast

Delphine Schiltz

as Delphine

Victoire Thivisol

as Ponette

Marie Trintignant

as La Mère

Xavier Beauvois

as Le Père

Claire Nebout

as La Tante

Luckie Royer

as Luce

Carla Ibled

as Carla

Aurélie Vérillon

as Aurélie

Henri Berthon

as L'Instituteur

Antoine du Merle

as Antoine

Marianne Favre

as Marianne

Hadrien Bouvier

as Extra

Benjamin Charles

as Anthony (as Benjamin Lemaire)

Luna Ragheb

as Ponette (voice)