7 Years (2006)

A devoted young woman becomes ensnared in a web of sexuality and betrayal in JeanPascal Hattus consistently unpredictable and finely wrought character study A vividly realistic psychosexual drama the films sharp emotional honesty heralds a distinct new voice from a promising young director Hattu soon reveals that Maites husband Vincent is in prison for an unspecified crime and that she has promised to wait for him and attend to his laundry if not his conjugal needs during his incarceration On one of her weekly visits Maite meets Jean an oddly inquisitive and boldly flirtatious prison warden and soon the two commence a joyless affair Seemingly smitten with Maite Jean in a gesture of kindness to his lover eases up on her husband behind bars the two become pals and even engage in some homoerotic shower talk Robert OShaughnessy