France, 1963. Annie (Duchesne) prepares her thesis when she discovers she is pregnant. He doesn't want to have it. She starts looking against the clock for a doctor to perform an abortion, but no professional wants to ruin their career or end up in jail. Annie is alone. Sense support, no money and no legal options, he can only do what so many others have done before: risking one's life with a clandestine abortion. France, 1999. Annie (Ernaux) recounts with brutal honesty and without effects the moments of loneliness and anguish when facing an unwanted pregnancy. He will be able to put into words this experience lived through his body?
THE LAME BITCH (VALENCIA)
