I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime) is a 2008 film directed and written by Philippe Claudel, and starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Elsa Zylberstein.

Plot

Juliette and the younger Léa are sisters. Juliette has served a long prison sentence, during which Léa never visited her. After being released she starts living with Léa's family, including her husband, his mute father, and their two adopted Vietnamese daughters.

Trivia

There are two other French films with the same title: "Il y a longtemps que je t'aime" (1974) starring Claude Jade and Jean Barney and "Il y a longtemps que je t'aime" (1979) starring Marie Dubois and Jean Carmet.