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1	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/innocent.png]]
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3	''The Innocent'' is a French crime comedy film co-written and directed by Creator/LouisGarrel, who also stars.
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5	Abel (Garrel) is suspicious of his mother Sylvie (Creator/AnoukGrinberg)'s romance with Michel (Creator/RoschdyZem), an inmate she had previously taught while in prison. Hoping to expose his nefarious motives, Abel recruits his friend Clémence (Creator/NoemieMerlant). However, the two are instead recruited by Michel to participate in the theft of some expensive caviar with the promise of a cut of the profits.
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7	The film debuted at Cannes 2022 before a French release in October of that year. It was released internationally in 2023.
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9	!!Tropes:
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11	* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Sylvie has a habit of falling in love with inmates. Michel complains that she's made prison her dating app.
12	* TheCaper: The protagonists are trying to steal a heft of caviar from a truck driver stopping to eat.
13	* EveryoneHasStandards: Sylvie is a bit of a free spirit who frequently falls in love with ex-cons. However, [[spoiler:''involving'' her son in criminal behavior is a line in the sand, and Michel has crossed it, so she breaks up with him for good in the end.]]
14	* HourglassPlot: Abel begins the film looking down on Michel for his prison background and for marrying his mother while in prison. [[spoiler:The film ends with Abel marrying Clémence in prison and Michel free.]]
15	* TheLostLenore: Abel is still haunted by the death of his wife Maud in a car accident prior to the story -- he was the driver.
16	* IncrediblyObviousTail: Abel and Clémence are amateurish in their attempts to spy on Michel, to the point that he recruits them into the theft he was planning after he quickly catches them.
17	* ParentWithNewParamour: Abel disapproves of his mother Sylvie's new marriage to Michel, since he's not the first ex-con she's fallen in love with.
18	* RelationshipUpgrade: Abel and Clémence start out as close friends and coworkers, but admit romantic feelings for each other in the climax before getting together. This mutual confession is also [[spoiler:an ExploitedTrope, since it distracts the driver long enough for Jean-Paul and Michel to steal the caviar he's transporting]].
19	* StackedCharactersPoster: The [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/innocent.png English-language poster]] positions protagonist Abel at the top and stacks Sylvie/Michel and Clémence below him.

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