La fille inconnue

2016 16+ France, Belgium

6.5 113 min. Zhan-P'ier Dardenn, Liuk Dardenn

One day, after seeing patients, Jenny asked her graduate student not to open the door: someone wanted to see a surgeon very late. The next morning, the commissar tells her that the body of an unknown girl was found nearby. Jenny decides to establish the identity of the stranger herself, because it seems to her that her inaction led to the girl's death. What can a surgeon achieve with the skills of a detective? Read more Brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne became the directors of this picture. Together, the family won 5 awards at the Cannes Film Festival (Rosetta and the Palme d'Or), the Ecumenical (Christian) Jury Special Mention Award in 1999, the Palme d'Or in 2005 for The Child, Best Screenplay for Lorna's Silence in 2008, and the Grand Prix jury" in 2011 for the work "Boy with a bicycle"). The eldest of the Dardennes, Jean-Pierre, has 2 more awards - in 2002 for the film "Son" and in 2014 for the film "Two Days, One Night" he received the "Prize of the Ecumenical (Christian) Jury - Special Mention". Little-known French actress Adele Enel played the main role in this film. Previously, she worked on such projects as "Devils" (2002) and "House of Tolerance" (2010). The film was presented for the first time on May 18, 2016 at the Cannes Film Festival, where it was immediately nominated for the main award - the Palme d'Or.