Two of Us, France’s official submission for Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, tells the story of a decades-long abiding romance between women that can’t be thwarted by society or their families.The film stars acclaimed actress Martine Chevallier (Farewell My Queen, Tell No One, Jefferson in Paris) as Madeleine, whose family thinks she is merely close friends with her “neighbor” Nina.
Barbara Sukowa (Hannah Arendt, M. Butterfly, Europa) stars as Nina in the film from director Filippo Meneghetti and screenwriter Malysone Bovorasmy.
The official synopsis for Two of Us (Deux) reads:“Two retired women, Nina (Barbara Sukowa) and Madeleine (Martine Chevallier), have been secretly in love for decades.