France, 2023, drama, director: Valerie Donzelli, starring: Virginie Efira, Melville Poupeau, Dominique Raymond.
A literature teacher found herself in a real fairy tale. So it seemed to a sensitive romantic person at first. She met an incredibly gentle, passionate and attentive man. Just the embodiment of her dreams. The man even began to be sincerely interested in literature only because it is an important part of her life.
After getting married, the woman's dream of happiness quickly turns into a nightmare. Her husband takes her away from her sunny hometown in Normandy and moves her to a dark and gloomy forest in Merz. As time passes, his true nature starts to show. He becomes super controlling, checking her every move, and gets ridiculously jealous. He even keeps track of every single euro she earns, which is just crazy. The woman is trapped in this toxic relationship, and it's like she's lost all sense of freedom. Her husband's behavior is suffocating her, and she's starting to feel like she's living in a prison. The psychological pressure is taking a toll on her, and it's changing her as a person. She's not the same happy and carefree woman she used to be, and it's all because of her husband's controlling ways.
How will this story end and is there a way out? The story is based on real events and this adds to its drama.
