All Your Faces - Characters & Cast

Her primary motivation is to stop living in the shadow of her trauma. She wants to be able to move forward with her life without the constant fear and pain associated with her brother's memory and his recent release from prison. She seeks not necessarily forgiveness, but closure and the reassertion of her own power.

Chloé begins as a young woman deeply wounded by the childhood sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of her brother, Benjamin. Her arc is one of confronting her past to reclaim her future. Initially hesitant and fearful, she goes through the painstaking process of preparing for a face-to-face meeting with him, guided by the mediator Judith. Her journey is about finding her voice and defining the terms of her own healing, culminating in a powerful and emotionally charged confrontation.

Judith is motivated by a deep belief in the potential for healing and understanding through dialogue. She is driven to help people navigate their trauma and find a path towards reconciliation, both with others and themselves.

Judith is a dedicated and empathetic professional who facilitates the restorative justice sessions. Her arc is less about personal transformation and more about her steadfast commitment to the difficult process of mediation. She navigates the intense emotions of both victims and offenders with skill and compassion, representing the institutional and humanistic belief in the power of this process. Her own motherly concern is subtly implicated in her work with Chloé.

Initially, her motivation is to confront the type of person who terrorized her and express her pent-up rage. As the sessions progress, her motivation evolves into a deeper need to understand and process what happened to her so she can move past the stifling fear and anger that control her life.

A victim of a violent shop robbery, Nawelle is initially consumed by anger and a desire for retribution. Her journey through the group sessions is about processing this rage. At first, her expressions of fury seem overwrought, but as she shares her experience, it becomes clear it's a manifestation of her deep trauma. Through listening to the offenders' stories, her perspective begins to shift from pure anger towards a more complex understanding of the situation, allowing her to begin healing.

He enters the process seeking to understand the 'why' behind the crime and to confront the type of individuals who violated his home and his sense of security. He is motivated by a desire to overcome the feeling of helplessness that has plagued him since the incident.

Grégoire is a man deeply affected by a home invasion that happened while he was with his daughter. He feels unmanned and is consumed by a cold, simmering anger. His arc involves confronting his feelings of powerlessness and guilt. The sessions provide him an outlet to express his rage but also to hear the perspectives of offenders, which challenges his hardened views and opens a path to letting go of his anger.