Léa accidentally discovers a clue to why Juliette killed Pierre . Juliette diagnosed her son as suffering from a fatal and painful disease . Léa confronts Juliette with what she learned , and Juliette explains that , when Pierre 's condition progressed so that he could barely move , Juliette killed him with an injection , knowing that otherwise he would suffer unbearable pain . At the trial she spoke no word of defense or explanation , feeling that she deserved punishment for bringing her son into the world , condemned to die . After a cathartic , emotional scene between the two sisters , Léa looks at a window and comments on how beautiful the rain is . Juliette agrees , and the film ends with Juliette saying , " I am here . " The film premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on 14 February 2008 and opened in France and Belgium on 19 March . It was shown at the Telluride Film Festival , the Toronto International Film Festival , the Cambridge Film Festival , the Vancouver International Film Festival , and the Chicago International Film Festival before going into limited theatrical release in the US on October 24 , when it opened on nine screens and earned US$ 72,205 on its opening weekend . It eventually grossed US$ 3,110,292 in the US and US$ 15,735,514 in foreign markets for a total worldwide box office of US$ 18,845,806
Vancouver International Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
I've Loved You So Long