Rebecca Zlotowski and Virginie Efira on Other Peoples Children

Director Rebecca Zlotowski and lead actress, Virginie Efira, discuss Other People s Children, a 2023 RendezVous with French Cinema selection. The film opens in our theaters on Friday, April 21. Get tickets: Acclaimed writerdirector Rebecca Zlotowski (An Easy Girl, 2020 RendezVous with French Cinema) draws from her own life to depict the emotional trajectory of Rachel (Virginie Efira), a schoolteacher whose desire for a biological child seems increasingly unlikely to be fulfilled (as shes informed by her gynecologist in a delightful cameo from Frederick Wiseman). When Rachel enters into a relationship with car designer Ali (Roschdy Zem), hes slow to let her know that hes a single father, but once she finds out she quickly grows to love his precocious daughter, Leila (Callie FerreiraGoncalves). The stresses and strains of close relationships between adults and children are thoughtfully examined in this drama thats as romantic in its evoca