A Woman's Battles and Transformations

One day, Édouard Louis finds a photograph of his mother from twenty years ago: a happy young woman, full of hopes and dreams. But growing up, Édouard only knew his mother`s sadness - what happened in those years since the photo was taken? Then, at the age of forty-five, Édouard`s mother frees herself from this life of oppression, to start a new one in Paris. A Woman`s Battles and Transformations reckons with the cruel systems that govern our lives - and with the possibility of escape. It is a tender portrait of a mother, and an honouring of her self-discovery as she chooses to live on her own terms.