The multi-year legal struggle explicitly frames her sexuality and erotic life with women—including scenes of same-sex encounters and club scenes—as the contested element, with the ex and courts weaponizing homophobia and traditional motherhood expectations against her. Director Anna Cazenave Cambet, adapting Constance Debré’s autofictional novel, has stated the story explores patriarchal possession of women, misogyny preceding homophobia, and the policing of queer desire in motherhood, with the queer storyline as the core conflict even post-marriage equality in France.

The film was nominated for the Queer Palm at Cannes, underscoring its identity-focused intent. This matches high-score criteria of a premise revolving around queer relationships and identity exploration as the central conflict, with explicit themes of homophobia and systemic barriers tied to non-traditional sexuality.