Set in 1900, Lili d’Alengy, a Parisian cocotte at the height of her fame, flees Paris to hide her “idiot” daughter. There she meets Maria Montessori, who is pioneering a teaching method that may help the child.
Jasmine Trinca
as Maria Montessori
Leïla Bekhti
as Lili d’Alengy
Rafaëlle Sonneville-Caby
as Tina d'Alengy
Raffaele Esposito
as Giuseppe Ferruccio Montesano
Laura Borelli
as Carlotta
Nancy Huston
as Betsy
Agathe Bonitzer
as Clarisse
Sébastien Pouderoux
as Jean Itard
Pietro Ragusa
as Le prince
Raffaella Ducrey Giordano
as Anna
Georgia Ives
as Giorgia
Stefano Abbati
as Cesare Lombroso
