Director: Anna Cazenave Cambet
Cast: Vicky Krieps, Antoine Reinartz, Monia Chokri, Viggo Ferreira Redier, Aurélia Petit
Love Me Tender is a 2025 French drama directed by Anna Cazenave Cambet, exploring the legal and emotional battle of a divorced mother whose sexuality becomes a weapon used against her parental rights. Starring Vicky Krieps in a commanding central role, the film unfolds over several years as its protagonist fights to remain present in her child's life.
What is Love Me Tender Live about?
When Clémence, a recently divorced woman in France, opens up to her ex-husband about her relationships with women, she could not have anticipated the consequences. He moves to strip her of custody of their young son, transforming a private confession into a years-long courtroom struggle. The film traces Clémence's journey through the family court system, the erosion of her confidence under institutional scrutiny, and her determination to assert both her identity and her right to parent. The story is told with restraint, focusing on the everyday weight of proving oneself worthy to a system that questions her choices rather than her love for her child.
Cast & crew
Vicky Krieps, known for her measured and internalized performances, carries the film with quiet intensity. Antoine Reinartz plays the ex-husband, and Monia Chokri brings her characteristic intelligence to a supporting role. The ensemble includes Aurélia Petit, Park Ji-min, Salif Cissé, and Julien de Saint Jean, with Viggo Ferreira Redier as the child at the center of the dispute. Director Cazenave Cambet guides the cast through emotionally demanding material without ever letting the drama tip into melodrama.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking diaspora viewers, Love Me Tender resonates on multiple levels. Many Iranians living abroad have personal or secondhand experience of custody disputes shaped by cultural expectations, and this film takes the subject seriously without reducing it to a polemic. French cinema's tradition of intimate, character-driven social dramas has long attracted Iranian audiences, and this title continues that lineage. The film is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing, making it accessible to viewers who prefer to watch in their own language without relying on subtitles. It speaks to universal questions about identity, parenthood, and the courage required to live authentically.
Where & how to watch
Love Me Tender is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing. Stream it on the web, on your television, or on your phone — no extra download, no VPN required, and no geo-blocking. Start watching today and cancel anytime.