Following a series of unexplained crimes, a father is reunited with the son who has been missing for 10 years.
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- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 28 wins & 112 nominations.
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Cast
| Vincent Lindon | ... |
Vincent
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| Agathe Rousselle | ... |
Alexia / Adrien
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| Garance Marillier | ... |
Justine
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Laïs Salameh | ... |
Rayane
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Mara Cisse | ... |
Jeantet
(as Mara Cissé)
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Marin Judas | ... |
Charrier
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Diong-Kéba Tacu | ... |
Sissoko
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| Myriem Akheddiou | ... |
Adrien's Mother
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| Bertrand Bonello | ... |
Alexia's Father
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Céline Carrère | ... |
Alexia's Mother
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Adèle Guigue | ... |
Alexia 7 years old
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Thibault Cathalifaud | ... |
The Fan Tuning Show
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| Dominique Frot | ... |
The Macarena Lady
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Lamine Cissokho | ... |
The Young Man Coloc 2 / Jupi
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Florence Janas | ... |
Alexia's Doctor
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Frédéric Jardin | ... |
BPF Inspector
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Olivia Venner | ... |
Shower Hostess
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Thibault Villette | ... |
Security Guard Tuning Show
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Sylvain Baumann | ... |
Jeune Bus (uncredited)
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| Nathalie Boyer | ... |
L'ambulancière (uncredited)
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| Théo Hellermann | ... |
Jeune bus (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Julia Ducournau | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Julia Ducournau | ... | (written by) |
| Jacques Akchoti | ... | (writing consultant) & |
| Simonetta Greggio | ... | (writing consultant) & |
| Jean-Christophe Bouzy | ... | (writing consultant) |
Produced by
| Anne-Laure Declerck | ... | assistant producer |
| Christophe Hollebeke | ... | executive producer |
| Philippe Logie | ... | associate producer |
| Amaury Ovise | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Olivier Père | ... | co-producer |
| Jean-Christophe Reymond | ... | producer |
| Jean-Yves Roubin | ... | co-producer |
| Cassandre Warnauts | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Séverin Favriau | ... | (sound) |
| Fabrice Osinski | ... | (sound) |
| Stéphane Thiébaut | ... | (sound) |
| Jim Williams | ... | (original music) |
Cinematography by
| Ruben Impens | ... | director of photography |
Film Editing by
| Jean-Christophe Bouzy | ... | (edited by) |
Editorial Department
| Marina Amaro | ... | dailies: M141 |
| Niels Barroin | ... | conformation: M141 |
| Pierre Beautrait | ... | conformation: M141 |
| Peter Bernaers | ... | colorist |
| Justine Bernal | ... | lab supervisor: M141 |
| Anaïs Berthier | ... | assistant editor |
| Thibault Carterot | ... | ceo: M141 |
| Chloé Cassin | ... | conformation: M141 |
| Milan Evrard | ... | post-production assistant |
| Patrice Goessant | ... | chief technical officer: M141 |
| Camille Happert | ... | deliveries: M141 |
| Audrey Kleinclaus | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Mustapha Laatita | ... | workflow supervisor |
| Yannis Loussikoulou | ... | editing management: M141 |
| Clémence Lucas | ... | assistant editor |
| Cecile Portal | ... | deliveries: M141 |
| My Lan Nguyen Quang | ... | visual effects: M141 |
| Lucas Roy | ... | editing management: M141 |
Casting By
| Dorothée Auboiron | ... | (casting children) |
| Christel Baras | ... | (casting) |
| Constance Demontoy | ||
| Audrey Gatimel | ... | (casting: south of France) |
Production Design by
| Laurie Colson | ||
| Lise Péault | ||
Set Decoration by
| Axelle Le Dauphin | ||
| Emmanuelle Olle | ||
| Bruno Taddei | ||
Costume Design by
| Anne-Sophie Gledhill | ||
Makeup Department
| Olivier Afonso | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Marison De | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Antoine Delannoy | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Amelie Grossier | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Pierre Emmanuel Kass | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Céline Llerena | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Antoine Mancini | ... | key hair stylist |
| Flore Masson | ... | makeup department head |
| Marilyne Scarselli | ... | additional hair stylist |
Production Management
| Yann Bottin | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Tatiana Bouchain | ... | production manager |
| Alexandre Caracostas | ... | Régisseur adjoint |
| Morand Coline | ... | additional assistant unit manager |
| Christina Crassaris | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Frederic Hernandez | ... | renfort comptable de production |
| Cédric Houé | ... | production assistant |
| Olivier Joly | ... | Auxiliaire à la régie |
| Julien Linières | ... | Régisseur Général |
| Camille Marquet | ... | head of production |
| Pauline Thiard | ... | production accountant assistant |
| Fiona Vallois | ... | Auxiliaire à la régie |
| Sidonie Waserman | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Margaux Weiss | ... | Auxiliaire à la régie |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Claire Corbetta-Doll | ... | first assistant director |
| Nina Doré | ... | third assistant director |
| Pierre Lagardère | ... | second assistant director |
| Axelle Rossini | ... | additional third assistant director |
Art Department
| Aurore Benoit | ... | assistant art director |
| Pascal Chevé | ... | plaster department head |
| Louis Duru | ... | art department |
| Gilles Graziano | ... | roughman |
| Ludovic Guille | ... | property master |
| Lor Puymartin | ... | assistant property master |
| Alma Remion | ... | art department assistant |
| Bernon Sebastien | ... | Construction buyer |
| Angélique Verbeeck | ... | Assistant Decorator |
Sound Department
| Thomas Berliner | ... | boom operator |
| Céline Bernard | ... | foley artist |
| Florian Cornet | ... | adr supervisor |
| Anne-Laure Davault | ... | foley assistant |
| Séverin Favriau | ... | Sound supervisor |
| Aline Gavroy | ... | foley mixer |
| Clément Lemariey | ... | boom operator 2 |
| Tom Nicolas | ... | adr co-superviser |
| Noëmy Oraison | ... | sound trainee |
| Fabrice Osinski | ... | sound mixer |
| Victor Praud | ... | adr recordist |
| Stéphane Thiébaut | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Selia Çakir | ... | foley editor |
Visual Effects by
| Alexis Baillia | ... | digital compositor |
| Emmanuelle Carlier | ... | directrice de production : Mac Guff Ligne |
| Yoann Copinet | ... | vfx editor |
| Guillaume Floret | ... | matchmove artist: MoveMatcherS |
| Mathilde Germi | ... | digital compositor |
| Andréa Hervet | ... | matchmove artist: MoveMatcherS |
| Cedric Lenepveu | ... | digital compositor |
| Thibault Martegani | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Tim Mendler | ... | matchmove lead: MoveMatcherS |
| Jeanne Tanios | ... | visual effects artist |
| Martial Vallanchon | ... | visual effects supervisor: Mac Guff |
| Olivier Veau | ... | digital compositor |
Stunts
| Mehdi Abdelhakmi | ... | stunt performer |
| Francis Bataille | ... | stunt pilot |
| Franck Blanc | ... | assistant stunt coordinator |
| Gilles Cappelletto | ... | stunt performer |
| Hugo Denisse | ... | stunt performer |
| Abel Djilali | ... | stunt double |
| Julien Duverger | ... | stunt double: Vincent Lindon |
| Liam Fabre | ... | stunt performer |
| Jérôme Gaspard | ... | stunt coordinator |
| François Girard | ... | stunt double: Vincent Lindon |
| Melissa Humler | ... | stunt performer |
| Emmanuel Lanzi | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Audrey Meschi | ... | stunt double: Agathe Rousselle |
| Alexandre Moreira | ... | stunt performer |
| Anthony Pho | ... | stunt performer |
| Alexandre Rambure | ... | stunt pilot |
| Patrick Ronchin | ... | car stunt coordinator |
| Jeremy Senelier | ... | assistant stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Quentin Améziane | ... | additional gaffer |
| Clément Aubert | ... | grip |
| Adèle Belliot | ... | additional electrician |
| Carole Bethuel | ... | still photographer |
| Sarah Boutin | ... | focus puller: additional |
| Camille Bénariac | ... | electrician |
| Pierre Corvaisier | ... | desk operator |
| Thomas Duprez | ... | additional electrician |
| Eric Fodera | ... | key grip |
| Coline Genet | ... | electrician |
| Catherine Georges | ... | camera operator b camera |
| Adrien Guillaume | ... | first assistant camera "b" camera |
| Lilian Guillemineau | ... | lighting technician |
| Thomas Hauser | ... | assistant camera |
| Lucien Jacquelin | ... | first assistant camera |
| Clément Jacquet | ... | electrician |
| Nicolas Lagae | ... | gaffer |
| Raphael Lambert | ... | additional first assistant camera |
| David Meurgues | ... | additional grip |
| Robin Philippon | ... | additional second assistant camera |
| Yohann Ramsawmy | ... | Best boy |
| Romain Souarès | ... | additional electrician |
| Charlotte Vitroly | ... | first assistant camera A |
| Thibault Walckiers | ... | additional focus puller |
Casting Department
| Dorothée Auboiron | ... | casting children |
| Lola Diane | ... | casting assistant |
| Peggy Quetglas | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Lucie Llopis | ... | casting assistant (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Camille Champenois | ... | set costumer |
Location Management
| Manuel Tritschler | ... | location scout |
Music Department
| Guillaume Baurez | ... | music supervisor |
| Faye Streek | ... | vocalist |
| Bessie Williams | ... | vocalist |
Script and Continuity Department
| Bénédicte Kermadec | ... | script supervisor |
| Tanguy Matignon | ... | trainee assistant script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Care-on-set | ... | Medic on Set / health & safety |
| Delphine Gozzo | ... | production secretary |
| Marija Kritchevski | ... | production assistant: Frakas Productions |
| Fabienne Labarthe | ... | production accountant |
| Olivier Marchetti | ... | stage manager |
| Julia Oh | ... | senior commissioning executive |
| Mathieu Pereira | ... | production coordinator |
| Myriam Rak | ... | legal clearance supervisor |
| Tamara Saint Léger | ... | legal clearance supervisor |
Thanks
| Sabila Attal | ... | special thanks |
| Jacques Audiard | ... | the director thanks |
| Thomas Bidegain | ... | the director thanks |
| Jean des Forêts | ... | the director thanks |
| Anaïs Fabre | ... | special thanks |
| Thibault Fauchon | ... | special thanks |
| Sidy Faye | ... | special thanks |
| Thomas Jaubert | ... | the director thanks |
| El Hadji Samba Sarr | ... | special thanks |
| Christophe Soubielle | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Kazak Productions
- Frakas Productions (co-production)
- Arte France Cinéma (co-production)
- VOO (co-production)
- BeTV (co-production)
- Canal+ (participation)
- Ciné+ (participation)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (support)
- Eurimages (support)
- Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (support)
- La Région Île-de-France (support)
- Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (support)
- Le Pays de Martigues (support)
- Métropole Aix-Marseille (support)
- Fondation GAN pour le Cinéma (support)
- Cinémage 15 (in association with)
- Cofinova 17 (in association with)
- Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge (support)
Distributors
- Diaphana Films (2021) (France) (theatrical)
- Diaphana Films (2021) (France) (Blu-ray)
- Watcha (2021) (Korea)
- Agora Films (2021) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Altitude Film Entertainment (2021) (Ireland) (theatrical)
- Altitude Film Entertainment (2021) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cinobo (2021) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Elevation Pictures (2021) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Entract Films (2021) (Canada) (theatrical) (Québec)
- Film Europe (2021) (Czechia) (theatrical)
- Film Europe (2021) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
- Film4 (2021) (Ireland) (theatrical) (co-distribution)
- Film4 (2021) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (co-distribution)
- I Wonder Pictures (2021) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Koch Films (2021) (Germany) (theatrical)
- MM2 Entertainment (2022) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Neon (2021) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paradise Group (2021) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Stadtkino Filmverleih (2021) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Watcha (2021) (South Korea) (theatrical)
- Alambique Filmes (2021) (Portugal)
- Caramel Films (2021) (Spain)
- GagaOOLala (2022) (Taiwan) (video) (Streaming)
- Koch Films (2022) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Koch Films (2022) (Germany) (DVD)
- Njutafilms (2021) (Sweden)
- Youplanet Pictures (2021) (Spain)
Special Effects
- Mac Guff Ligne (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Cofiloisirs (Production loan)
- Milan Records (soundtrack)
- The Drawing Agency (storyboards)
Storyline
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Alexia suffers a terrible skull injury and has a titanium plate fitted into her head. When she gets out of the hospital, she rejects her parents and embraces passionately the car that almost killed her. The coming years she has problems with her sexuality and meets Vincent. Vincent is a tortured man who tries to preserve his strength by injecting steroids into his aging body. Will they find a way to deal with their emotional problems? Written by Frank Liesenborgs |
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Box Office
| Budget | EUR5,700,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | During the beginning of the closing ceremony, jury president Spike Lee was told in French to reveal the "first prize," but misinterpreted the phrase to mean "first place." As a result, he prematurely revealed that the film had won the Palme d'Or. See more » |
| Goofs | At 3': the snail-shaped scar is not accurate as craniotomies are prepared with a semi-circular scalp incision. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Faster than your First Time Reviews 2 - Best and Worst of TIFF 2021 (2021). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Wayfaring Stranger See more » |
| Quotes |
Vincent:
I don't care who you are. You're my son. You'll always be my son. Whoever you are. Is that clear? See more » |