Everyone has a secret. Twins Sarah and Gaëlle near 25; for ten years, Sarah has been a fundamentalist Carmelite in a Brazilian convent, and Gaëlle has been in prison for a heinous crime. Sarah comes to the attention of Fr. Joachim, a priest and physician; he can find no cause for her debilitating abdominal pain. When Sarah and he are transferred to Paris, Joachim looks for Gaëlle, now on probation and finding no respite from society's approbation. An enterprising reporter is digging into Gaëlle's life, the mother superior of Sarah's convent hovers over her, and Joachim investigates the phenomenon of twin's symmetry. Is there any release from the past?
Gérard Depardieu
as Joachim
Élodie Bouchez
as Sarah
Carmen Maura
as Mère Emmanuelle
Isaac Sharry
as Morel
Patrícia Bull
as La mère de l'enfant noyé
Teresa Madruga
as La matonne
Augusto Portela
as Le policier
Orlando Costa
as Le chauffeur hôtel
Miguel Hurst
as L'interne
Manuela Gourary
as
Lucinda Loureiro
as La gardienne de prison
Elsa Wallencamp
as La religieuse carmel
