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Amanda
Amanda
Directed by	Mikhaël Hers
Written by	Mikhaël Hers; Maud Ameline
Produced by	Pierre Guyard
Starring	Vincent Lacoste; Stacy Martin; Isaure Multrier
Cinematography	Sébastien Buchmann
Edited by	Marion Monnier
Music by	Anton Sanko
Production; companies	Nord-Ouest Films; Arte France Cinéma
Distributed by	Pyramide Distribution
Release dates	31 August 2018 (Venice); 21 November 2018 (France);
Running time	107 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	€3.5 million
Box office	$1.5 million

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Amanda is a 2018 French drama film directed by Mikhaël Hers.^[2]^[3]

Plot

Living in Paris, 24-year-old David is close to his sister Sandrine – a single mother – and her seven-year-old daughter, Amanda. Sandrine is an English teacher, while David looks after holiday lets and is a part-time gardener. He meets Lena, a piano teacher. Sandrine goes to the park with friends where, in a terrorist attack, she is killed and Lena injured. David looks after Amanda but, even with the help of his aunt Maud, he isn’t sure he can cope and considers sending her to a children’s home. Amanda initially wants to stay with Maud but, as she and David begin to bond, she changes her mind. Lena moves back home to Bordeaux but David asks her to move in with him. He then takes Amanda to London to meet his estranged mother Alison, and to visit Wimbledon. As their relationship deepens, David decides to become Amanda’s guardian and to adopt her.

Cast

Vincent Lacoste as David
Stacy Martin as Léna
Isaure Multrier [fr] as Amanda
Ophélia Kolb as Sandrine
Marianne Basler as Maud
Jonathan Cohen as Axel
Greta Scacchi as Alison
Bakary Sangaré [fr] as the children's home director
Nabiha Akkari as Raja
Raphaël Thiéry as Moïse
Claire Tran as Lydia
Elli Medeiros as Eve
Zoé Bruneau as the social worker
Lily Bensliman as the journalist at the café
Lawrence Valin as the Indian father
Missia Piccoli as the mother at the lycée
David Olivier Fischer as the father at the lycée
Luke Tristan as the man beside the Thames
Jeanne Candel as the first young woman in the hospital
Lisa Wisznia as the second young woman in the hospital
Léah Lapiower as Emmanuelle
Carole Rochet as the guardian at the school
Christopher Koderisch as a tennis player
Lannart Zynga as a tennis player

References

^ ^a ^b "Amanda (2018) - JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
^ Bradshaw, Peter (30 August 2018). "Amanda review – a calm, healing film about life after Islamist terror". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
^ Lodge, Guy (2 September 2018). "Film Review: 'Amanda'". Variety. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

External links

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[bo-1] "Amanda (2018) - JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

[2] Bradshaw, Peter (30 August 2018). "Amanda review – a calm, healing film about life after Islamist terror". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

[3] Lodge, Guy (2 September 2018). "Film Review: 'Amanda'". Variety. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

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-'''''Amanda''''' is a 2018 French [[drama film]] directed by [[Mikhaël Hers]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bradshaw |first1=Peter |title=Amanda review – a calm, healing film about life after Islamist terror |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/aug/30/amanda-review-mikhael-hers-islamist-terror |website=The Guardian |accessdate=26 December 2018 |date=30 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lodge |first1=Guy |title=Film Review: ‘Amanda’ |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/amanda-review-1202924608/ |website=Variety |accessdate=26 December 2018  |date=2 September 2018}}</ref>
+'''''Amanda''''' is a 2018 French [[drama film]] directed by [[Mikhaël Hers]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bradshaw |first1=Peter |title=Amanda review – a calm, healing film about life after Islamist terror |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/aug/30/amanda-review-mikhael-hers-islamist-terror |website=The Guardian |accessdate=26 December 2018 |date=30 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lodge |first1=Guy |title=Film Review: ‘Amanda’ |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/amanda-review-1202924608/ |website=Variety |accessdate=26 December 2018 |date=2 September 2018}}</ref>
 == Plot ==
+Living in Paris, 24-year-old David is close to his sister Sandrine – a single mother – and her seven-year-old daughter, Amanda. Sandrine is an English teacher, while David looks after holiday lets and is a part-time gardener. He meets Lena, a piano teacher. Sandrine goes to the park with friends where, in a terrorist attack, she is killed and Lena injured. David looks after Amanda but, even with the help of his aunt Maud, he isn’t sure he can cope and considers sending her to a children’s home. Amanda initially wants to stay with Maud but, as she and David begin to bond, she changes her mind. Lena moves back home to Bordeaux but David asks her to move in with him. He then takes Amanda to London to meet his estranged mother Alison, and to visit [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]. As their relationship deepens, David decides to become Amanda’s guardian and to adopt her.
-Living in Paris, 24-year-old David is close to his sister Sandrine – a single mother – and her seven-year-old daughter, Amanda. Sandrine is an English teacher. David looks after holiday lets and is also a part-time gardener. He meets Lena, a piano teacher. Sandrine goes to the park with friends. There’s a terrorist attack. She is killed and Lena injured. David looks after Amanda but isn’t sure he can cope and thinks about sending her to a children’s home. He is helped by his aunt Maud. Amanda wants to stay with Maud but changes her mind. Lena moves back home but David asks her to move in with him. He takes Amanda to Wimbledon. They meet his estranged mother Alison. He decides to become Amanda’s guardian and to adopt her.
 ==Cast==