Out in the Country

In this French drama an urban professional gives up his fasttrack life in favor of the quiet of country life Benoit now lives as a toymaker who sells games at his chic Paris art gallery The film opens with young Lila as she is being released from prison Immediately she sets out to see her sister in Brionne a tiny Normandy town As soon as he sees her the rather quiet Benoit falls in love Eventually the emotionally scarred young woman falls in love with him too Soon they move in together and Lila gets to meet his neerdowell friends The couple are very happy for a while but when Benoits gallery goes bellyup he begins acting strangely leaving Lila feeling very unsure Eventually she leaves him Benoit then struggles to cope with his depression after many drunken nights a lost dog helps him find the peace he has been searching for