I've Loved You So Long

Kristen Scott Thomas brings heart-rending emotion to her role as Juliette, an Anglo-French woman released from prison after serving 15 years in prison for an unimaginable crime. Banished from the family when she was convicted, Juliette reunites with her younger sister Léa (Elsa Zylberstein) when she reluctantly goes to live with her and her husband and young children. Juliette fits in nowhere and her fury at the world, alternating with fear and confusion, is palpable. And yet director Philippe Claudel injects tenderness and even humour. Scott Thomas is simply magnificent. But bring Kleenex – you'll need it.