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86% Rotten Tomatoes Produced by Michel Saint-Jean Cinematography Éric Guichard Director Safy Nebbou Budget 5.5 million EUR | 6.8/10 IMDb Directed by Safy Nebbou Music by Hugues Tabar-Nouval Initial release 2008 Box office 3.5 million USD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Safy Nebbou
Cyril Gomez-Mathieu Starring Catherine Frot
Sandrine Bonnaire Screenplay Safy Nebbou, Cyril Gomez-Mathieu Cast Catherine Frot, Sandrine Bonnaire, Wladimir Yordanoff, Michel Aumont, Antoine Chappey Similar Movies about divorce, Thrillers, Other similar movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mark of an Angel (original title: L'Empreinte de l'ange) is a 2008 French film directed by Safy Nebbou. It is retitled Angel of Mine for its 2009 English-language DVD release.
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Plot
In a hospital Elsa Valentin gives birth to a daughter, but the baby reportedly dies in a fire. Seven years later she is divorcing her husband, and they fight over who gets custody over their 12-year-old son Thomas.
When Elsa collects her son from a party, she sees the 7-year-old girl Lola, who she thinks is her daughter, Lucie. First Elsa keeps this to herself, but she uses every opportunity to see Lola and keep into contact with her. Elsa begins by approaching Claire, the mother, by feigning interest in buying Claire's house, which is on sale, so that she can inspect the house and thus see Lola. She later encounters Claire and Lola when they go ice skating, where Elsa and Lola skate together and wind up falling. At Lola's ballet recital, Elsa stands on the side of the stage behind the curtains to watch her perform; Lola does not mind, as she feels as though Elsa supports her more than Claire does. Claire confronts Elsa with her stalking behavior.
Elsa reveals to Claire that she believes Lola is her daughter, though Claire refutes it. When Claire refuses Elsa's request for a DNA test, Elsa sneaks into the house to obtain a strand of Lola's hair. She is caught by Claire and loses the hair. When Claire tells her husband, Bernard, about the incident, he suggests that they go through with the DNA test as it will prove to Elsa that Lola is not her daughter. Claire is forced to reveal the truth to Elsa and Bernard: seven years ago, her own daughter died in a fire from smoke inhalation. At the hospital, she heard another baby crying and saw Elsa lying on the floor. Believing that Elsa was dead, she took the baby and pretended it was Lola while pretending own dead child as Elsa's baby.
Claire and Bernard agree that Lola should be returned to Elsa. Reunited, Elsa and Lola go for a walk together; though surprised with the decision, the girl does not appear to mind.
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Critical response
Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 86%, based on 21 reviews, with an average rating of 6.2/10.