Violette is a cemetery caretaker in a small town. Her encounter with a police officer named Julien Seul disrupts her routine: intrigued by the disappearance of this unusual woman’s husband, he decides to investigate.
As long-buried secrets resurface, Violette is pushed to confront her past and give herself a second chance. Filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet (The City of Lost Children, Amélie) brings Valérie Perrin's bestselling novel Changer l'eau des fleurs (Fresh Water for Flowers) to the big screen, infusing the beloved story with his instantly recognizable poetic style and an unwavering sense of light. Violette Toussaint comes to life through the nuanced performance of the marvelous Leïla Bekhti (Once Upon My Mother).
Selected at the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival, this film will be presented as a North American premiere at this 32nd edition of Festival CINEMANIA.