The Ties That Bind Us

The Ties That Bind Us

Directed by Carine Tardieu

Produced by Karé Productions, France 2 Cinéma

2025106 min7.1 / 10

A tender, intimate portrait of unconventional family formation, exploring how love and commitment create bonds across different life choices and structures.

A young single father trying to find the strength to love. A feminist librarian, single by conviction, who’s decided that she won’t be a mother. A six-year-old child trying to find a place in a new family structure. By revealing their aspirations, their fears, their choices, Carine Tardieu depicts different ways in which humans create families.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Ties That Bind Us violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is The Ties That Bind Us easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 90% of films.

  • Is The Ties That Bind Us scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Does The Ties That Bind Us end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is The Ties That Bind Us sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

68/ 100

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Distinctly its own thing.

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Surprise61

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Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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