''A Piece of Sky'' () is a 2002 French-Belgian drama film directed by

Bénédicte Liénard Bénédicte Liénard (; born 25 April 1965 in Mons, Belgium, Mons, Belgium) is a Belgian filmmaker. Biography Benedicte Lienard studied at the Institut des Arts de Diffusion section realization cinema in Louvain-la-Neuve, Louvain-La-Neuve. At 24, ...

. It was screened in the

Un Certain Regard (; 'A Certain Glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films with unusua ...

section at the

2002 Cannes Film Festival The 55th Cannes Film Festival took place from 15 to 26 May 2002. American filmmaker David Lynch served as jury president for the main competition. Virginie Ledoyen hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. French-Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski ...

Cast

Séverine Caneele Séverine Caneele (born 10 May 1974) is a Belgian film actress. She won the award for Best Actress at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival for the film ''L'humanité''. Filmography * ''L'humanité'' (1999) * '' Une part du ciel'' (2002) * '' Quand la ...

as Joanna * Sophie Leboutte as Claudine *

Yolande Moreau Yolande Moreau (born 27 February 1953) is a Belgian comedian, actress, film director and screenwriter. She has won three César Awards from four nominations. Career She made her cinematic debut with director Agnès Varda in two movies: Sept pi� ...

as Madame Pasquier *

Josiane Stoléru Josiane Stoléru is a French film, television and theatre actress. Stoléru was born and raised in Lyon, France. Her cousin was the late French politician Lionel Stoléru. She is married to fellow actor Patrick Chesnais, and their daughter Émil ...

as Mme. Picri * Naïma Hirèche as Naima * Annick Keusterman as Annick * Gaëlle Müller as Laurette *

Béatrice Spiga Béatrice is a French feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Béatrice Bonifassi (born ), French-born vocalist * Béatrice Dalle (born 1964), French actress * Béatrice de Camondo (1894–1944), French socialite and a Holo ...

as Bella *

Olivier Gourmet Olivier Gourmet (born 22 July 1963) is a Belgium, Belgian actor. Gourmet was born in Namur. He won the Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival), Best Actor award at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival for his role in ''The Son (2002 film), Le Fils'' ...

as Joanna's Lawyer *

André Wilms André Wilms (29 April 1947 – 9 February 2022) was a French film, television actor and theater director who also appeared in German and Finnish films. Wilms was the winner of the Best Supporting European Actor award at the 1992 European Film ...

as Warden

Production

Director Bénédicte Liénard said It was Bella (played by Béatrice Spiga, a real prisoner in her life) who showed Séverine Caneele the posture of the naked body search.

References

External links

* 2002 films 2002 drama films French drama films 2000s French-language films Belgian drama films French-language Belgian films 2000s French films Ad Vitam (company) films 2000s Belgian films French-language drama films {{Belgium-film-stub