The Devil is in the Details

The story

Set in mid-19th-century France, this short follows Alexina, a trainee school teacher in a young girl’s convent, who suffers unbearable pains. After examination by a doctor who questions Alexina’s gender and subsequently decides that masculinity prevails, Alexina works to find their own path forward.

Cast & crew

Laure Lefort

Laure LefortAlexina

Garance Rivoal

Garance RivoalHenriette

Thomas Suire

Thomas SuireDocteur Tardieu

Alice ButaudSophie

Gaëtan Vourc'hAbbé

Marie Piemontese

Marie PiemonteseSoeur