directed by: Mia Hansen-Løve, year: 2020
actors: Judith Chemla

At once intimate and unsettling, I Was at Home, But... follows a mother and her two children as a sudden, pervasive crisis spills into their quiet home. The outside world seems to crack while the interior of the house becomes a fragile sanctuary. Mia Hansen-Løve quietly observes the rituals of daily life—cooking, chores, and care—revealing how love and routine carry us through fear, even as uncertainty presses at the walls. The film builds a restrained, humane portrait of resilience under pressure.

Impermanence, Drama, Psychological Drama, Domestic Drama, French Cinema, Family Dynamics