Angry Annie
Directed by Blandine Lenoir, 2022
SYNOPSIS
A countryside village in France, 1974. When she accidentally becomes pregnant, Annie, a working mother of two teenagers, meets with the Movement for the Liberation of Abortion and Contraception (MLAC); doctors and women who perform illegal abortions in the public eye, practicing a free, safe and respectful method. Gradually Annie will join their battle, which will bring a new meaning to her life.
Cast
Technical Data
Laure CALAMY
Zita HANROT
India HAIR
Rosemary STANDLEY
Damien CHAPELLE
Yannick CHOIRAT
Florence MULLER
Lucia SANCHEZ
Technical Crew
Directed by
Blandine LENOIR
Written by
Blandine LENOIR
Axelle ROPERT
Photography
Céline BOZON
Editing
Stéphanie ARAUD
Sound
Emmanuel CROSET
Claire-Anne LARGERON
Jean-Luc AUDY
Original Score
Bertrand BELIN
Fiction - France - 2022
120 minutes - 4K - Color - 1.85
Versions
French
French with english subtitles
Production
Nicolas BREVIÈRE – Local Films
Charlotte VINCENT – Aurora Films
Distribution
Diaphana
International Sales
Indie Sales
Partnerships
En coproduction avec FRANCE 3 CINEMA
Avec la participation de FRANCE TELEVISION et CANAL+
Avec le soutien de la région Ile de France
CINE+
COFI
PROCIREP
Région Nouvelle Aquitaine
CINEMAGE
CINECAP
INDÉFILMS
CINEAXE
Festivals
Locarno 2022 - Variety Piazza Grande Award
Festival del Cinema Francese 2022 - France Odeon Jury Award
OHLALÀ! Festival de cinéma francophone de Barcelone 2023 -
Youth and Audience Award
France Culture 2023 Cinéma des étudiants Award
OHLALÀ! Festival de cinéma francophone - Barcelone
Journées du Film Francophone - Hongrie
London Independent Film Festival
Films en Français à l'Université du Wisconsin
Gothenburg II
IndieCork Festival
Festival Protesta
Tubigen French Film Festival
French Film UK
Hong Kong Festival du Film Français
Semaine du Film Français Berlin
Festival d’ArrasInstitut français de Madagascar
Festival du film français d'Helvétie
Festival International du film indépendant - Bordeaux
Festival International du film Francophone de Namur
Festival du Film Francophone d’Angoulême
Material
TRAILER
Blandine Lenoir is both an actress and a film-maker.
She has worked as an actress with Gaspard Noé, Solveig Anspach, Fabienne Godet, Erick Zonca and Michael Haneke.
As a film-maker, she has directed seven short films, selected and awarded in numerous film festivals; among them: "With Marinette" (1999, awarded in Clermont-Ferrand, Brest and Pantin films festivals), « In your Dreams » (2003, awarded at Bordeaux, Aix en Provence, Aigues-Mortes), « Rosa » (2005 awarded at Aix-en-Provence, Clermont-Ferrand and nominated at Lutins of best short film), « My Knickers » (2006), « For Real » (2007), "Dear Abbot" (2010) and "The America of Womankind" in 2014.
"Zouzou", her first feature film, is released in 2014. In 2016, she directed "Aurore" with french actress Agnès Jaoui. "Annie Colère", her third feature film was released in 2022, starring Laure Calamy.