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Mon Roi, also known as My King, is a 2015 French drama film directed by Maïwenn. The film stars Vincent Cassel, Emmanuelle Bercot, Louis Garrel and Isild Le Besco (Maïwenn's sister). It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, Bercot won the award for Best Actress.
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Plot
After Tony (Emmanuelle Bercot) has a skiing accident in which she injures her knee, she goes to a seaside clinic to recover. While there, her rehabilitation counsellor asks her to reflect on what led to her injury. Tony flashes back to her marriage with Georgio (Vincent Cassel).
One night, while out with her brother and his girlfriend at a club, Tony sees Georgio, a man she recognizes. She flicks water from a champagne bucket in his face but he claims not to recognize her. Leaving the club, Georgio invites Tony and her friends to his house. She reveals that they met while she was working her way through law school as a waitress and he used to flick water at women he would flirt with. Georgio is a restaurateur and Tony is impressed with his lifestyle and joie de vivre. On their second date, he takes her, without warning, to his friend's wedding, where he is serving as best man. They quickly begin dating, although she is agitated when he introduces her to Agnès, a former model girlfriend who dislikes Tony and tells her she "stole" her boyfriend. Nevertheless, things continue to progress between the couple. Georgio suddenly tells Tony that he wants her to have his baby; he has decided that he is "ready". Tony becomes pregnant and the two marry.
