21 minutes to wreck a marriage—this short packs a feature's emotional punch.
During one week, Marion and Patrick will take Mathis in, who has just been evicted from a youth center. His presence will make Marion ask herself what she wants and what are her boundaries at work as well as in her love life with Patrick.
Acting
Three performers doing maximum damage with minimal runtime.
Direction
Lack's gaze lingers where most directors would cut away.
Editing
Every second earns its place—no fat, all nerve.
Director
Victoria Lack
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a wave of Belgian/French shorts exploring middle-class malaise through erotic tension—think Claire Denis compressed into lunch break length.
The original title 'Instinct' deliberately echoes Zoë Kravitz's 2020 short of same name—both examine women's desire through hospitality gone wrong.
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