The Pact of Silence (2003)

  • 16
  • 03/05/2003 (BE)
  • Mystery, Thriller
  • 1h 35m

Overview

Everyone has a secret. Twins Sarah and Gaëlle near 25; for ten years, Sarah has been a fundamentalist Carmelite in a Brazilian convent, and Gaëlle has been in prison for a heinous crime. Sarah comes to the attention of Fr. Joachim, a priest and physician; he can find no cause for her debilitating abdominal pain. When Sarah and he are transferred to Paris, Joachim looks for Gaëlle, now on probation and finding no respite from society's approbation. An enterprising reporter is digging into Gaëlle's life, the mother superior of Sarah's convent hovers over her, and Joachim investigates the phenomenon of twin's symmetry. Is there any release from the past?

Graham Guit

Director

Marcelle Bernstein

Novel

Roselyne Bosch

Screenplay

Cast

Gérard Depardieu's headshot

Gérard Depardieu

Joachim
Élodie Bouchez's headshot

Élodie Bouchez

Sarah
Carmen Maura's headshot

Carmen Maura

Mère Emmanuelle
Isaac Sharry's headshot

Isaac Sharry

Morel
Patrícia Bull's headshot

Patrícia Bull

La mère de l'enfant noyé
Teresa Madruga's headshot

Teresa Madruga

La matonne
Augusto Portela's headshot

Augusto Portela

Le policier
Orlando Costa's headshot

Orlando Costa

Le chauffeur hôtel

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