The Sociologist and the Bear Cub

The Sociologist and the Bear Cub (2016)

June 4th, 20161h 17min

Documentary
65%

Overview

Between September 2012 and May 2013, France is debating the upcoming marriage equality laws. During those nine months, sociologist Irène Théry talks about what is at stake with her son Mathias Théry, who will make a movie with Étienne Chaillou out of those hours of conversations. It is a documentary about the social debate in France, but also about family and intimacy.


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