A drama set at a Swiss ski resort and centered on a boy who supports his sister by stealing from wealthy guests.
Acting
Kacey Mottet Klein's feral, heartbreaking stillness.
Cinematography
The Alps as character: indifferent, gorgeous, cruel.
Direction
Meier's refusal to judge her desperate characters.
Director
Ursula Meier
Kacey Mottet Klein
Simon
Léa Seydoux
Louise
Martin Compston
Mike
Gillian Anderson
Kristin Jansen
Jean-François Stévenin
Chief cook
Yann Trégouët
Bruno
Gabin Lefebvre
Marcus
Magne-Håvard Brekke
Violent skier
Antonio Troilo
Driver of the minibus
Simon Guélat
Golf man
Yannick Ruiz
Seasonal
Vincent Fontannaz
Seasonal
Alain Börek
Seasonal
Frédéric Mudry
Seasonal
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Meier filmed at an actual resort, using real tourists as unwitting background — blurring documentary and fiction like Simon's own performance.
The cable car as recurring visual motif: Simon's vertical class mobility, always temporary, always surveilled.
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