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Eva & Leon

Eva & Leon

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 17, 2015

Runtime

1h 16m

Genres

Drama

User Score

44%

Original Title

L'Échappée belle

Production Companies

ElianeAntoinette

Director

Emilie Cherpitel

Description

Leon arrives in Eva's life one morning, on the terrace of a café. The little boy settles down, asks for hot chocolate. The young woman, 35, without children, takes her home, calls social services and learns that Leon has run away from home. Eva has to bring him back but eventually delays the deadline. She who leads an idle existence, sheltered from need, attaches herself to the little boy. Called to order by the authorities, she ignores and tells Leon that they are now on the run. Together, they go to Italy in search of the mother of the little boy ...