

Paris 2020, a high tech surgeon and her daughter are involved in a horrific car accident, the surgeon saves her daughter's life at the cost of manipulating her dreams and memories.
Production
Sleek 2020 Paris that aged weirdly prophetic
Acting
Mélanie Thierry's vacant devastation as memory-void Manon

Director
Julien Leclercq
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Julien Leclercq shot this for under €3 million, stealing Blade Runner's rain-soaked aesthetic on a shoestring.
The 'punched in gut' keyword is literal—Brügen's memory-manipulation device requires abdominal surgery, making maternal love physically invasive.