No. 30 (2019) Pupille "In Safe Hands". April 2nd.

Film No 30 (2019) April 2nd.  1:30 PM  PALACE VERONA, Paddington  Sydney. 

"I don't find kids for hurting parents. I find the best possible parents for kids in difficulty". (Case worker Lydie explains her underlying philosophy in her professional role).

Pupille (English title: In Safe Hands) is a film of exquisite quality. Described as a comment on real life social humanization in civilized France, the film deals with fostering, specifically following the early life of one cute, cute infant, Theo. Theo is delivered into the world by a mother very definitely not ready to care for him. Jean (Gilles Lellouche) is paid by the state to bring security to Theo's life, while a foster family is decided upon. Karine (Sandrine Kiberlain) is a case-worker assigned to Theo's care. Alice (Elodie Bouchez) wants to be a parent and fostering is her only chance. And so Pupille brings its characters together with a touch so deft we are all invested in the safe-hands Theo passes through before finally finding what we believe to be true love and care. It all sounds so saccharine, but it's not,  the French government might do well to fund such films. Messages, like this, depicted as pure art, leave positive impressions about a civilised way of life. 10GUMS.