Canada / Sep 10, 2004 / Toronto International Film Festival
The end of innocence... the beginning of life.
2h 1min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
At a peculiar all-girls academy, new arrivals, including Iris, are delivered in coffins. Guided by enigmatic teachers, the students dance through enchanted woods by day, while the night unveils sinister lessons that blur innocence and awakening.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Anna Palomo-Díaz | Nadja |
| Astrid Homme | Rose |
| Joséphine Van Wambeke | Vera |
| Corinne Marchand | The director |
| Sonia Petrovna | The director's assistant |
Genres
DramaMystery
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Innocence |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | Belgium, France, United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Ateliers de Baere, Bluelight l'Ecole, Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo, UK Film Council, Love Streams Productions, Gimages Films, Kinétique, Cofimage 15, CNC, Région Wallone |
| Release date | 12 gennaio 2005 |
| Executive producer | Paul Trijbits |
| Production | Geoffrey Cox, Alain de la Mata, Patrick Sobelman |
| Writer | Lucile Hadžihalilović, Frank Wedekind |
| Casting | Patrick Hella |
| Editing | Adam Finch, Giles Livesey, Pat Wintersgill |
| Cinematography | Benoît Debie, Susie Allnutt, Jan Rubens, Jo Vermaercke |
| Assistant directors | Dominique Delany, Caroline Tambour, Lucile Hadžihalilović |
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| Camera operators | Jan Rubens, Jo Vermaercke, Benoît Debie, Susie Allnutt |
| Additional photography | Benoît Debie, Susie Allnutt, Jan Rubens, Jo Vermaercke |
| Production design | Arnaud de Moléron, Pierre du Boisberranger |
| Art direction | Pierre du Boisberranger, Arnaud de Moléron |
| Set decoration | Arnaud de Moléron, Pierre du Boisberranger |
| Special effects | Jean-Christophe Bourgeois |
| Visual effects | Isabelle Roussel |
| Music | Richard Cooke, Jean-Luc Audy, Pascal Jasmes, Grahame Peters |
| Sound | Richard Cooke, Jean-Luc Audy, Pascal Jasmes, Grahame Peters |
| Costume design | Laurence Benoit, Cécilia Svahn, Fabienne Adam |
| Makeup | Laurence Benoit, Cécilia Svahn, Fabienne Adam |
| Hairstyling | Laurence Benoit, Cécilia Svahn, Fabienne Adam |
Release dates
Premiere
United Kingdom / Nov 03, 2004 / BFI London Film Festival
France / Dec 01, 2004 / Belfort Entrevues Film Festival
United States / Mar 16, 2005 / Rendezvous With French Cinema
Limited release
United States / Oct 21, 2005 / New York
Theatrical release
France / Jan 12, 2005
United Kingdom / Sep 30, 2005 / 15 / English subtitles
Digital
Japan / Jan 12, 2005 / PG12
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