883:
864:
42:
403:
That night, while Miriam and Julien are sleeping at their home, Antoine tries to enter the apartment armed with a shotgun, which he fires into the door. A neighbour calls the police. Miriam and Julien barricade themselves in the bathroom, following advice from a police call centre, until police
395:
Antoine wants to continue to exercise his power over Miriam and Julien with pressure and threats to the child. This attitude, and his aggressive outbursts, creates tension with his own parents who tell
Antoine to leave their home, where he had been staying. Antoine then intimidates Julien into
391:
Despite Miriam's pleas, the judge grants shared custody and orders the child to spend alternate weekends with his father. Julien is frightened of his father and wants to protect his mother from the physical and psychological violence inflicted by
Antoine.
383:
Miriam Besson and
Antoine Besson are a recently divorced couple. They have a daughter close to the age of eighteen, Joséphine, and an eleven-year-old son, Julien. Miriam wants to protect her son and keep him away from his father, whom she accuses of being
1349:
399:
Antoine turns up outside the venue of Joséphine's 18th birthday party. During an argument he grabs his ex-wife by her throat, until her sister Sylvia intervenes, threatening to call the police if
Antoine ever shows up again.
1704:
1356:
577:, David Friend said, "Xavier Legrand captures unsettling performances from his entire cast, especially the young Thomas Gioria as the child caught in the midst of turmoil." Peter Rainer of
1540:
480:
388:. Therefore, during the custody court hearing, she asks for sole custody of the child, providing a letter from Julien saying that he does not want to see his father.
1342:
910:
822:
521:
499:
451:
435:
570:, the film has a weighted average score of 83 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "universal acclaim", and is listed as a "Metacritic must-see".
1533:
464:
1709:
566:
uses formal restraint—and a series of searing performances—to take a hard-hitting look at the often painful bond between parents and children." On
709:
534:
1526:
792:
562:, the film holds an approval rating of 96% based on 121 reviews, with an average rating of 7.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "
372:
903:
1684:
654:
348:
238:
1699:
1549:
896:
1734:
1679:
1729:
682:
1714:
1689:
1719:
485:
368:
1365:
1177:
1057:
827:
579:
17:
1289:
1694:
919:
364:
1724:
1674:
1497:
1401:
328:
583:
noted "the ordeal of the children is not skimped. They bear the brunt, and the legacy, of the anguish."
1569:
1489:
1305:
1669:
1169:
1065:
1641:
1334:
1193:
1161:
1153:
1121:
1593:
1449:
1273:
1217:
1185:
1129:
1041:
1017:
955:
947:
870:
687:
659:
1617:
1313:
1049:
1033:
979:
655:"Venice Competition Includes Films From George Clooney, Guillermo del Toro, Darren Aronofsky"
526:
504:
456:
440:
1249:
882:
356:
8:
1664:
1441:
1433:
1393:
1385:
1137:
1025:
863:
322:
1201:
1561:
1377:
1257:
1241:
1081:
995:
800:
714:
574:
512:
469:
145:
202:
1518:
1425:
1417:
1321:
1233:
1225:
858:
600:
555:
385:
420:
336:
106:
963:
181:
93:
1633:
1465:
1457:
1105:
742:
631:
626:
559:
539:
311:
56:
1001:
737:
1585:
1577:
1505:
1481:
1297:
1009:
971:
939:
931:
332:
75:
414:
340:
111:
1658:
1113:
1073:
426:
344:
116:
888:
764:
1609:
1265:
352:
875:
852:
823:"'Custody' doesn't skimp on the ordeal of the child in a custody battle"
1089:
987:
769:
567:
683:"Venice: Guillermo del Toro Wins Golden Lion for 'The Shape of Water'"
41:
1409:
1209:
1145:
1625:
1097:
796:
1364:
1705:
Films featuring a Best
Actress César Award-winning performance
793:"Five to watch: Standout TIFF films that flew under the radar"
710:"Cesar Awards: Xavier Legrand's 'Custody' Wins Best Film"
347:. It was screened in the main competition section of the
493:
Jérôme Care-Aulanier as the Police Rescue operator agent
1548:
1656:
404:officers arrive and disarm and arrest Antoine.
1366:Dublin Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film
1534:
1350:
918:
904:
518:Martine Schambacher as Nanny, Miriam's mother
396:showing him where the family has moved to.
327:'Up to the Hilt') is a 2017 French
1541:
1527:
1357:
1343:
911:
897:
881:
862:
40:
680:
652:
349:74th Venice International Film Festival
14:
1657:
820:
790:
681:Anderson, Ariston (9 September 2017).
674:
1710:Films shot in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
1522:
1338:
892:
646:
432:Mathilde Auneveux as Joséphine Besson
477:Sophie Pincemaille as Maître Davigny
791:Friend, David (16 September 2017).
601:"Jusqu'à la garde (Custody) (2018)"
24:
1550:Lumières Award for Best First Film
653:Anderson, Ariston (27 July 2017).
25:
1746:
846:
515:as Joël Besson, Antoine's father
1178:The Beat That My Heart Skipped
821:Rainer, Peter (20 July 2018).
814:
784:
757:
730:
702:
619:
593:
509:as Madeleine, Antoine's mother
13:
1:
1700:Films about domestic violence
1685:Best Film César Award winners
828:The Christian Science Monitor
586:
580:The Christian Science Monitor
496:Jenny Bellay as the neighbour
331:film written and directed by
549:
7:
1735:French-language drama films
1680:2010s French-language films
27:2017 film by Xavier Legrand
10:
1751:
1730:Louis Delluc Prize winners
1490:Portrait of a Lady on Fire
229:8 September 2017
1556:
1372:
926:
920:César Award for Best Film
531:as André, Miriam's father
481:Émilie Incerti Formentini
295:
285:
277:
269:
259:
244:7 February 2018
220:
212:
187:
177:
169:
136:Émilie Incerti Formentini
99:
89:
81:
71:
67:
55:
51:
46:Theatrical release poster
39:
34:
1170:Games of Love and Chance
1066:Tous les Matins du Monde
448:Florence Janas as Sylvia
373:Best Original Screenplay
1690:Febiofest award winners
1194:The Secret of the Grain
1162:The Barbarian Invasions
1122:The Dreamlife of Angels
407:
378:
1720:French courtroom films
1594:Until the Birds Return
1274:BPM (Beats per Minute)
1130:Venus Beauty Institute
1018:Three Men and a Cradle
688:The Hollywood Reporter
660:The Hollywood Reporter
315:
1715:France 3 Cinéma films
1314:The Night of the 12th
1050:Too Beautiful for You
1034:Au revoir les enfants
1498:The Power of the Dog
1402:Let the Right One In
139:Jérôme Care-Aulanier
1695:Films about divorce
1570:Love at First Fight
1394:There Will Be Blood
1386:The Lives of Others
1138:The Taste of Others
956:L'argent des autres
363:won the awards for
153:Martine Schambacher
1725:French drama films
1675:2010s French films
1562:Me, Myself and Mum
1378:Brokeback Mountain
1242:Me, Myself and Mum
1082:Smoking/No Smoking
1058:Cyrano de Bergerac
801:The Canadian Press
718:. 22 February 2018
575:The Canadian Press
522:Jean-Claude Leguay
513:Jean-Marie Winling
500:Martine Vandeville
474:as the court clerk
156:Jean-Claude Leguay
150:Martine Vandeville
146:Jean-Marie Winling
133:Sophie Pincemaille
1652:
1651:
1516:
1515:
1332:
1331:
1322:Anatomy of a Fall
556:review aggregator
423:as Antoine Besson
357:44th César Awards
351:where it won the
326:
303:
302:
121:Mathilde Auneveux
16:(Redirected from
1742:
1670:2017 drama films
1543:
1536:
1529:
1520:
1519:
1359:
1352:
1345:
1336:
1335:
913:
906:
899:
890:
889:
885:
880:
866:
840:
839:
837:
835:
818:
812:
811:
809:
807:
788:
782:
781:
779:
777:
761:
755:
754:
752:
750:
734:
728:
727:
725:
723:
706:
700:
699:
697:
695:
678:
672:
671:
669:
667:
650:
644:
643:
641:
639:
627:"Custody (2017)"
623:
617:
616:
614:
612:
597:
543:
530:
508:
490:as Maître Ghenen
489:
473:
460:
444:
429:as Julien Besson
417:as Miriam Besson
321:
317:Jusqu'à la garde
251:
249:
236:
234:
182:Yorgos Lamprinos
94:Alexandre Gavras
62:Jusqu'à la garde
44:
32:
31:
21:
1750:
1749:
1745:
1744:
1743:
1741:
1740:
1739:
1655:
1654:
1653:
1648:
1634:The Sixth Child
1552:
1547:
1517:
1512:
1458:I, Daniel Blake
1368:
1363:
1333:
1328:
1218:Of Gods and Men
1186:Lady Chatterley
1042:Camille Claudel
922:
917:
878:
849:
844:
843:
833:
831:
819:
815:
805:
803:
789:
785:
775:
773:
763:
762:
758:
748:
746:
743:Rotten Tomatoes
736:
735:
731:
721:
719:
708:
707:
703:
693:
691:
679:
675:
665:
663:
651:
647:
637:
635:
632:Box Office Mojo
625:
624:
620:
610:
608:
599:
598:
594:
589:
560:Rotten Tomatoes
552:
547:
537:
524:
502:
483:
467:
465:Coralie Russier
454:
452:Saadia Bentaïeb
438:
436:Mathieu Saïkaly
410:
381:
371:(Drucker), and
291:($ 3.5 million)
290:
262:
255:
247:
245:
232:
230:
223:
208:
207:
203:France 3 Cinéma
192:
190:
173:Nathalie Durand
165:
162:Coralie Russier
130:Saadia Bentaïeb
124:Mathieu Saïkaly
47:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1748:
1738:
1737:
1732:
1727:
1722:
1717:
1712:
1707:
1702:
1697:
1692:
1687:
1682:
1677:
1672:
1667:
1650:
1649:
1647:
1646:
1638:
1630:
1622:
1614:
1606:
1598:
1590:
1582:
1574:
1566:
1557:
1554:
1553:
1546:
1545:
1538:
1531:
1523:
1514:
1513:
1511:
1510:
1506:The Quiet Girl
1502:
1494:
1486:
1482:Marriage Story
1478:
1470:
1462:
1454:
1446:
1438:
1430:
1422:
1414:
1406:
1398:
1390:
1382:
1373:
1370:
1369:
1362:
1361:
1354:
1347:
1339:
1330:
1329:
1327:
1326:
1318:
1310:
1306:Lost Illusions
1302:
1298:Bye Bye Morons
1294:
1290:Les Misérables
1286:
1278:
1270:
1262:
1254:
1246:
1238:
1230:
1222:
1214:
1206:
1198:
1190:
1182:
1174:
1166:
1158:
1150:
1142:
1134:
1126:
1118:
1110:
1102:
1094:
1086:
1078:
1070:
1062:
1054:
1046:
1038:
1030:
1022:
1014:
1010:My New Partner
1006:
992:
984:
980:Quest for Fire
976:
972:The Last Metro
968:
960:
952:
944:
940:Monsieur Klein
936:
932:Le vieux fusil
927:
924:
923:
916:
915:
908:
901:
893:
887:
886:
867:
848:
847:External links
845:
842:
841:
813:
783:
756:
729:
701:
673:
645:
618:
591:
590:
588:
585:
551:
548:
546:
545:
532:
519:
516:
510:
497:
494:
491:
478:
475:
462:
449:
446:
433:
430:
424:
421:Denis Ménochet
418:
411:
409:
406:
380:
377:
337:Denis Ménochet
333:Xavier Legrand
301:
300:
297:
293:
292:
287:
283:
282:
279:
275:
274:
271:
267:
266:
263:
260:
257:
256:
254:
253:
242:
226:
224:
221:
218:
217:
214:
213:Distributed by
210:
209:
206:
205:
200:
199:KG Productions
196:
195:
193:
188:
185:
184:
179:
175:
174:
171:
170:Cinematography
167:
166:
164:
163:
160:
157:
154:
151:
148:
143:
140:
137:
134:
131:
128:
127:Florence Janas
125:
122:
119:
114:
109:
107:Denis Ménochet
103:
101:
97:
96:
91:
87:
86:
85:Xavier Legrand
83:
79:
78:
76:Xavier Legrand
73:
69:
68:
65:
64:
59:
53:
52:
49:
48:
45:
37:
36:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1747:
1736:
1733:
1731:
1728:
1726:
1723:
1721:
1718:
1716:
1713:
1711:
1708:
1706:
1703:
1701:
1698:
1696:
1693:
1691:
1688:
1686:
1683:
1681:
1678:
1676:
1673:
1671:
1668:
1666:
1663:
1662:
1660:
1644:
1643:
1639:
1636:
1635:
1631:
1628:
1627:
1623:
1620:
1619:
1615:
1612:
1611:
1607:
1604:
1603:
1599:
1596:
1595:
1591:
1588:
1587:
1583:
1580:
1579:
1575:
1572:
1571:
1567:
1564:
1563:
1559:
1558:
1555:
1551:
1544:
1539:
1537:
1532:
1530:
1525:
1524:
1521:
1508:
1507:
1503:
1500:
1499:
1495:
1492:
1491:
1487:
1484:
1483:
1479:
1476:
1475:
1471:
1468:
1467:
1463:
1460:
1459:
1455:
1452:
1451:
1447:
1444:
1443:
1439:
1436:
1435:
1431:
1428:
1427:
1423:
1420:
1419:
1415:
1412:
1411:
1407:
1404:
1403:
1399:
1396:
1395:
1391:
1388:
1387:
1383:
1380:
1379:
1375:
1374:
1371:
1367:
1360:
1355:
1353:
1348:
1346:
1341:
1340:
1337:
1324:
1323:
1319:
1316:
1315:
1311:
1308:
1307:
1303:
1300:
1299:
1295:
1292:
1291:
1287:
1284:
1283:
1279:
1276:
1275:
1271:
1268:
1267:
1263:
1260:
1259:
1255:
1252:
1251:
1247:
1244:
1243:
1239:
1236:
1235:
1231:
1228:
1227:
1223:
1220:
1219:
1215:
1212:
1211:
1207:
1204:
1203:
1199:
1196:
1195:
1191:
1188:
1187:
1183:
1180:
1179:
1175:
1172:
1171:
1167:
1164:
1163:
1159:
1156:
1155:
1151:
1148:
1147:
1143:
1140:
1139:
1135:
1132:
1131:
1127:
1124:
1123:
1119:
1116:
1115:
1114:Same Old Song
1111:
1108:
1107:
1103:
1100:
1099:
1095:
1092:
1091:
1087:
1084:
1083:
1079:
1076:
1075:
1074:Savage Nights
1071:
1068:
1067:
1063:
1060:
1059:
1055:
1052:
1051:
1047:
1044:
1043:
1039:
1036:
1035:
1031:
1028:
1027:
1023:
1020:
1019:
1015:
1012:
1011:
1007:
1004:
1003:
998:
997:
993:
990:
989:
985:
982:
981:
977:
974:
973:
969:
966:
965:
961:
958:
957:
953:
950:
949:
945:
942:
941:
937:
934:
933:
929:
928:
925:
921:
914:
909:
907:
902:
900:
895:
894:
891:
884:
877:
873:
872:
868:
865:
860:
856:
855:
851:
850:
830:
829:
824:
817:
802:
798:
794:
787:
772:
771:
766:
760:
745:
744:
739:
733:
717:
716:
711:
705:
690:
689:
684:
677:
662:
661:
656:
649:
634:
633:
628:
622:
606:
605:JP Box-Office
602:
596:
592:
584:
582:
581:
576:
571:
569:
565:
561:
557:
541:
536:
533:
528:
523:
520:
517:
514:
511:
506:
501:
498:
495:
492:
487:
482:
479:
476:
471:
466:
463:
458:
453:
450:
447:
442:
437:
434:
431:
428:
427:Thomas Gioria
425:
422:
419:
416:
413:
412:
405:
401:
397:
393:
389:
387:
376:
374:
370:
366:
362:
358:
354:
350:
346:
345:Thomas Gioria
342:
338:
335:and starring
334:
330:
324:
319:
318:
313:
309:
308:
299:$ 3.8 million
298:
294:
288:
284:
280:
276:
272:
268:
264:
258:
252: (France)
243:
240:
228:
227:
225:
222:Release dates
219:
216:Haut et Court
215:
211:
204:
201:
198:
197:
194:
186:
183:
180:
176:
172:
168:
161:
158:
155:
152:
149:
147:
144:
141:
138:
135:
132:
129:
126:
123:
120:
118:
117:Thomas Gioria
115:
113:
110:
108:
105:
104:
102:
98:
95:
92:
88:
84:
80:
77:
74:
70:
66:
63:
60:
58:
54:
50:
43:
38:
33:
30:
19:
18:Thomas Gioria
1640:
1632:
1624:
1616:
1608:
1601:
1600:
1592:
1584:
1576:
1568:
1560:
1504:
1496:
1488:
1480:
1473:
1472:
1464:
1456:
1448:
1440:
1432:
1424:
1416:
1408:
1400:
1392:
1384:
1376:
1320:
1312:
1304:
1296:
1288:
1281:
1280:
1272:
1264:
1256:
1248:
1240:
1232:
1224:
1216:
1208:
1200:
1192:
1184:
1176:
1168:
1160:
1152:
1144:
1136:
1128:
1120:
1112:
1104:
1096:
1088:
1080:
1072:
1064:
1056:
1048:
1040:
1032:
1024:
1016:
1008:
1002:À Nos Amours
1000:
994:
986:
978:
970:
962:
954:
946:
938:
930:
869:
853:
832:. Retrieved
826:
816:
804:. Retrieved
786:
774:. Retrieved
768:
759:
747:. Retrieved
741:
732:
720:. Retrieved
713:
704:
692:. Retrieved
686:
676:
664:. Retrieved
658:
648:
636:. Retrieved
630:
621:
609:. Retrieved
604:
595:
578:
572:
563:
553:
535:Julien Lucas
461:as the judge
402:
398:
394:
390:
382:
369:Best Actress
360:
316:
306:
305:
304:
289:€3.1 million
261:Running time
159:Julien Lucas
142:Jenny Bellay
61:
29:
1642:The Rapture
1610:The Mustang
1154:The Pianist
1005:(1984, tie)
879:(in French)
722:23 February
694:9 September
607:(in French)
538: [
525: [
503: [
484: [
468: [
455: [
439: [
415:Léa Drucker
353:Silver Lion
341:Léa Drucker
112:Léa Drucker
90:Produced by
72:Directed by
1665:2017 films
1659:Categories
1450:Inside Out
1426:The Artist
1226:The Artist
1090:Wild Reeds
988:La Balance
948:Providence
770:Metacritic
611:31 January
587:References
568:Metacritic
296:Box office
265:93 minutes
248:2018-02-07
233:2017-09-08
189:Production
82:Written by
1618:Two of Us
1410:A Prophet
1210:A Prophet
1202:Séraphine
776:31 August
765:"Custody"
738:"Custody"
550:Reception
445:as Samuel
365:Best Film
355:. At the
191:companies
178:Edited by
1626:Gagarine
1466:Aquarius
1250:Timbuktu
1106:Ridicule
1098:La Haine
876:AlloCiné
834:7 August
806:7 August
797:CTV News
558:website
544:as Cyril
278:Language
100:Starring
1602:Custody
1586:Divines
1578:Mustang
1474:Custody
1442:Boyhood
1434:Gravity
1282:Custody
1026:Thérèse
871:Custody
854:Custody
715:Variety
666:27 July
564:Custody
554:On the
386:violent
361:Custody
325:
307:Custody
270:Country
246: (
231: (
35:Custody
1645:(2024)
1637:(2023)
1629:(2022)
1621:(2021)
1613:(2020)
1605:(2019)
1597:(2018)
1589:(2017)
1581:(2016)
1573:(2015)
1565:(2014)
1509:(2022)
1501:(2021)
1493:(2020)
1485:(2019)
1477:(2018)
1469:(2017)
1461:(2016)
1453:(2015)
1445:(2014)
1437:(2013)
1429:(2012)
1421:(2011)
1413:(2010)
1405:(2009)
1397:(2008)
1389:(2007)
1381:(2006)
1325:(2024)
1317:(2023)
1309:(2022)
1301:(2021)
1293:(2020)
1285:(2019)
1277:(2018)
1269:(2017)
1261:(2016)
1258:Fatima
1253:(2015)
1245:(2014)
1237:(2013)
1229:(2012)
1221:(2011)
1213:(2010)
1205:(2009)
1197:(2008)
1189:(2007)
1181:(2006)
1173:(2005)
1165:(2004)
1157:(2003)
1149:(2002)
1146:Amélie
1141:(2001)
1133:(2000)
1125:(1999)
1117:(1998)
1109:(1997)
1101:(1996)
1093:(1995)
1085:(1994)
1077:(1993)
1069:(1992)
1061:(1991)
1053:(1990)
1045:(1989)
1037:(1988)
1029:(1987)
1021:(1986)
1013:(1985)
996:Le Bal
991:(1983)
983:(1982)
975:(1981)
967:(1980)
959:(1979)
951:(1978)
943:(1977)
935:(1976)
861:
749:6 June
638:6 June
312:French
286:Budget
281:French
273:France
239:Venice
237: (
57:French
1418:Drive
1234:Amour
542:]
529:]
507:]
488:]
472:]
459:]
443:]
329:drama
1266:Elle
999:and
964:Tess
859:IMDb
836:2019
808:2019
778:2018
751:2024
724:2018
696:2017
668:2017
640:2024
613:2019
573:For
408:Cast
379:Plot
343:and
323:lit.
874:at
857:at
1661::
825:.
799:.
795:.
767:.
740:.
712:.
685:.
657:.
629:.
603:.
540:fr
527:fr
505:fr
486:fr
470:fr
457:fr
441:fr
375:.
367:,
359:,
339:,
320:,
314::
1542:e
1535:t
1528:v
1358:e
1351:t
1344:v
912:e
905:t
898:v
838:.
810:.
780:.
753:.
726:.
698:.
670:.
642:.
615:.
310:(
250:)
241:)
235:)
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.png)