Romain, a handsome young man in his thirties, only thinks about his work and never reveals his emotions. He can't manage to "flirt" with girls. His older brother Luc, who has become a screenwriter, is homosexual and never stops putting his brother down. However, the two brothers get along better than they seem to. Their father has a neurodegenerative disease and must be placed in a specialized institution. This ordeal will allow Romain to better understand himself as a man.
Acting
Pio Marmaï and Jérémie Elkaïm's lived-in brother chemistry.
Writing
Mercier's script finds comedy in excruciating silence.
Director
Nicolas Mercier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mercier's background in short films explains the vignette structure — each scene functions as a self-contained emotional unit.
The film belongs to a 2010s wave of French cinema interrogating masculinity through fraternal relationships, alongside 'Les Garçons et Guillaume, à table!'
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