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Mark of an Angel (2008)  link to Mark of an Angel on IMDb  

Number: 657

poster Mark of an Angel

IMDb Rating:
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6.8/10 (697 votes)

Also known as: L'empreinte de l'ange

Country: France, 95 minutes

Spoken Languages: French

Genre(s): Drama

Director(s): Safy Nebbou

Storyline:
Elsa, a woman with a long history of depression in the midst of a divorce from her husband of 12 years develops an obsession with a seven year old girl she sees at a birthday party when she comes to pick up her son Thomas. Determined to find out more about the girl, Elsa uses Thomas as a way into the girl's family by aiding to develop a friendship between Thomas and the girl's brother Jeremy so that in turn Elsa can then befriend the girl's mother Claire. She uses Thomas more and more in her pursuit of this obsession telling her employer and fellow employees that Thomas is seriously ill so that she can run off watch the girl (Lola) wherever she goes. Elsa even tells her parents lies that she is going out with a friend so they will baby-sit so Elsa can even go as far as hiding in the bushes outside of Lola's house and watching her at night. At first Claire doesn't suspect anything but gradually notices that Elsa is paying too much attention to Lola and confronts Elsa. Elsa in turn ...

Cast:
Catherine Frot (as Elsa Valentin), Sandrine Bonnaire (as Claire Vigneaux), Michel Aumont (as Alain Valentin), Sophie Quinton (as Laurence), Mehdi Nebbou (as Le policier)

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1