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An Irrepressible Woman

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1940, Jeanne Reichenbach turns her back on a peaceful life to link her destiny to Léon Blum. She's been loving him since her teenage years, and is ready to sacrifice her freedom to mary him at Buchenwald, where he's held prisoner. They will survive together.

DirectorLaurent Heynemann
WritersLuc Béraud·Laurent Heynemann
ProducersNelly Kafsky·Jean-Dominique Chouchan

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KanopyKanopy
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Cast · Directed by Laurent Heynemann

EZElsa Zylberstein
Elsa Zylberstein
Janot Reichenbach
HGHippolyte Girardot
Hippolyte Girardot
Léon Blum
ÉDÉmilie Dequenne
Émilie Dequenne
Renée, Blum's daughter-in-law
MMMathilda May
Mathilda May
Singer Cora Madou
PTPhilippe Torreton
Philippe Torreton
Pierre Laval
GDGrégori Derangère
Grégori Derangère
Henri Reichenbach, husband of Janot
TCThomas Chabrol
Thomas Chabrol
Henry Torres
JDJérôme Deschamps
Jérôme Deschamps
Georges Mandel
VBViolette Blanckaert
Violette Blanckaert
Christiane Mabire
SBStéphane Bissot
Stéphane Bissot
Béatrice Bretty
PK
Pierre Kiebbe
Le brigadier d'Urdos
MTMarie Torreton
Marie Torreton
Madeleine Zay

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An Irrepressible Woman is streaming on Kanopy in United States, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video. It's not currently on Netflix.

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An Irrepressible Woman is available to stream free (with ads) on Kanopy in United States.

Is An Irrepressible Woman based on a true story?

Yes — An Irrepressible Woman is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).