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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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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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