The film begins with a brief, wonderfully cast montage which provides the back story about a pair of inseparable friends who grew up together and were in each others lives up to and including marriage, childbirth and one's untimely death. The other, a grief-stricken young woman, learns something unexpected about her best friend's widower. "Une nouvelle amie" (English captions) takes us into a gender-blending drama which combines sexual tension with the devastating effects of losing a long-time friend.
The cast:
- Romain Duris ("Mood Indigo") is David, a grieving young father. He has a secret (he says he was born in a cauliflower) and Claire can help him with it.
- Anaïs Demoustier ("Caprice") is Claire. She can't help but intrude into his life because she had promised her dying friend she would be there for him and his baby girl.
- Raphaël Personnaz ("Anna Karenina") Claire's husband Gilles has his own agenda: he wants a promotion at work and is ready to be a father at home.