Overtime the innocence of first love can be lost, but for some it can never be forgotten.
Retired organist and music teacher, Andreas Borg (Charles Tingwell), discovers that his first love, Claire (Julia Blake), lives in the same city as he does. Fifty years after they shared a passionate love affair in post-war Belgium, Andreas writes her a letter. Claire hesitatingly responds to his plea to meet again, and it soon becomes evident that their love has not faded. Nothing feels as if it has changed; yet everything inevitably has. Knowing that time is precious, they embark on an affair as reckless, intense and tempestuous as when they were young lovers. Andreas has been a widower for thirty years. Claire shares a bed with her husband John (Terry Norris), in a marriage that has dried up and overcome with jealousy, John does all in his power to halt the madness. But, torn between her affection for her husband and the passionate love of her youth, Claire decides to follow her heart, Regardless of the consequences.
A poignant homage tot he human spirit, INNOCENCE is a tragicomic tale of love and lust, of tenderness and hope. A passionate reminder to live life to the full.
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