Al, a young man from a modest background is about to marry his boss’ daughter, along with succeeding him as the head of a car dealership. One night, while coming back from his bachelor party, he is guilty of a hit-and-run accident, urged by his two childhood friends present in the car. The next day, gnawed with guilt, Al decides to inquire about his victim. What he does not know is that Juliette, a young woman, has witnessed the entire accident from her balcony.
Acting
Personnaz's guilt-ridden stillness, Hesme's watchful restraint.
Direction
Corsini builds dread through what's unspoken.
Director
Catherine Corsini
Raphaël Personnaz
Al
Clotilde Hesme
Juliette
Arta Dobroshi
Vera
Reda Kateb
Franck
Alban Aumard
Martin
Adèle Haenel
Marion Testard
Jean-Pierre Malo
Testard
Laurent Capelluto
Frédéric
Radivoje Bukvić
Adrian
Virgil Aioanei
Oleg
Dorin Andone
Victor
Martine Vandeville
Al's mother
Catherine Davenier
Bank advisor
Noémie Dujardin
Daphné
Laurence Roy
Mrs. Testard
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Corsini uses the car dealership as a metaphor for France's rigid class ladder—Al's 'success' is just salesmanship of himself.
The film's original French title 'Trois Mondes' references the three social strata that almost touch but never merge: Al's origins, his aspirational marriage, and Juliette's witness position.
FR
