The Rapture movie storyline. Lydia is a young midwife. While she has enjoyed professional success, she is less fortunate in her private life: another relationship of hers has broken down. At the same time, Lydia finds out that her best friend Salomé is pregnant. She supports her friend through her pregnancy and is in charge of delivering the baby.
Shortly after the birth, Lydia is spending time alone with Salomé’s baby when she runs into Milo, who she had one-night stand with after her break-up. She then passes off Salomé’s child as her own, and tells Milo that he is the biological father. At first Milo is suspicious, but he then embraces his new role as a father. Lydia works hard to keep up the lie.
The Rapture (French: Le Ravissement) is a 2023 drama film written and directed by Iris Kaltenbäck in her feature directorial debut. It stars Hafsia Herzi as a midwife who passes off her best friend’s newborn child as her own. It premiered on 20 May 2023 in the Critics’ Week section at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Prix SACD.
The Rapture (2023)
Le Ravissement
Directed by: Iris Kaltenbäck
Starring: Hafsia Herzi, Alexis Manenti, Nina Meurisse, Younès Boucif, Radmila Karabatic, Dusko Badnjar, Ana Blagojevič, Grégoire Didelot, Mathieu Perotto, Brigitte Froment, Juliette Forton
Screenplay by: Iris Kaltenbäck
Production Design by: Anna Le Mouël
Cinematography by: Marine Atlan
Film Editing by: Suzana Pedro, Pierre Deschamps
Costume Design by: Caroline Spieth
Art Direction by: Anna Le Mouël
Music by: Alexandre de La Baume
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Diaphana Distribution
Release Date: May 20, 2023 (Cannes), October 11, 2023 (France)
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