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Santiago: The Camino Therapy  2025
Compostelle
Director:  Yann Samuell
Producer:
  Marc de Dommartin, Nathanaël La Combe and Dalil Merad
Screenplay:
  Yann Samuell and Paul Rotman, based on the book Walk and Forge Your Life by Bernard Ollivier
Cast:
spacer1 Alexandra Lamy
spacer1 Julien Le Berne
spacer1 Mélanie Doutey
spacer1 Eric Métayer
spacer1 Cyril Gueï
spacer1 Malik Amraoui
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spacer1 Alexandra Lamy spacer1 Julien Le Berne spacer1 Mélanie Doutey
spacer1 Eric Métayer spacer1 Cyril Gueï spacer1 Malik Amraoui
spacer1 Alexandra Lamy spacer1 Julien Le Berne
spacer1 Mélanie Doutey spacer1 Eric Métayer
spacer1 Cyril Gueï spacer1 Malik Amraoui

Synopsis:
Adam, a teenager heading in the wrong direction after a run-in with the law, is offered a surprising alternative to punishment by a judge: walk the 800-kilometre Camino de Santiago pilgrimage trail to think about his future. Assigned to accompany him is Fred, a tough, outspoken former teacher grappling with her own chequered history. As the unlikely pair traverse the trail together, confronting exhaustion, inner turmoil and each other along the way, a bond gradually forms between them, and each discovers unsuspected inner strength, in a journey that offers both confrontation and the possibility of healing.
Review:
A life-affirming, beautifully shot drama carried by an excellent Alexandra Lamy and a striking newcomer performance from Julien Le Berre, its social conscience never undercutting its warmth.