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All to Play For is a mostly by-the-book family drama thats executed well. Director and co-writer Delphine Delogets story explores the struggle faced by single working parents and a system that seems to be against them at every turn. Delogets film makes fair points on both sides of a complicated issue, even if the narrative itself isnt complex.
Sylvie (Virginie Efira) is a single mom to her two children, Sofiane (Alexis Tonetti) and Jean-Jacques (Félix Lefebvre). She works late nights to make ends meet, and often leaves her sons alone at home while she does what she can to make money. One evening, Sofiane burns himself while trying to make a snack, and the incident is reported to the authorities. In the blink of an eye, child welfare agen...