Visiting Hours

Visiting Hours is a French drama centered on the connection between two women from very different social backgrounds. Alma lives alone in a large townhouse, while Mina is a single mother residing in a housing project. Both have structured their daily existence around making trips to visit their incarcerated husbands. After meeting in a prison waiting area, the two women develop an unexpected and tumultuous friendship based on their shared circumstances of loneliness and absence.

The film was directed by Patricia Mazuy, who also co-wrote the screenplay alongside François Bégaudeau and Pierre Courrège. This production follows her 1980 film Dead Cats. The lead roles are played by Isabelle Huppert as Alma Lund and Hafsia Herzi as Mina Hirti, with a credited cast of 37 performers including Noor Elsari, Jean Guerre Souye, William Edimo, and Jana Bittnerová. The movie was produced by companies including ARTE France Cinéma, ARP Sélection, Rectangle Productions, and Les Films du Camélia.

Since its release on August 28, 2024, the film has received a moderate reception from viewers on TMDB, where it holds a rating of 5.8/10 based on 35 votes.