Ben(2018)

Ben is a French drama series following a recently divorced reporter who returns to her hometown of Nantes with her daughter, only to confront a traumatic past. Decades earlier, at sixteen, her Jehovah's Witness parents coerced her into surrendering her newborn son for adoption—a devastating loss that prompted her to flee home and abandon the city entirely. Now, as she rebuilds her life in the place she once escaped, old wounds resurface and long-buried questions demand answers. The series explores themes of faith, family obligation, and the lasting impact of choices made under duress, as the protagonist grapples with the possibility of reconnection and the weight of secrets kept for so long.