Sinopsis
Fiction. Nelie escapes a miserable life by becoming a front-line combat nurse in 1914. One day, she adopts the identity of Rose, a young woman from a good family, who dies in front of her. She appears in her place at the house of Madame de Lengwil, to become the reader of this wealthy woman. The lie works beyond her expectations.
Aurélia Georges was born in 1973. She currently lives and works in Paris. She graduated from Fémis with a degree in directing and has made two feature films previously: “L'Homme qui marche”, released in 2008, and “The Girl and the River”, released in 2014. Secret Name (La place d'une Autre) is her third feature film.
Presented by Elena Manrique, film producer and member of the Festival's programming committee.
International Competition
Year of Production: 2021
Running Time: 112’
Country: France
Language: French. Original version with English and Spanish subtitles
Director: Aurélia Georges
Cast: Lyna Kjoudry, Sabine Azéma and Laurent Poitrenaux
Producer: Emmanuel Barraux
Production company: 31 Juin Films
International Sales: Pyramide Films
Main festivals and awards: Selected in the Official section of the Locarno Fim Festival and Angouleme.
