Fine dining where the special is murder—and you're on the menu.
Catherine is taken to dine at "Eau de la vie" an opulent cafe known for its unusual entertainment. Her business associates Grant and Sarah intend to initiate her into their sordid society and strip her of her innocence. Catherine must choose from a small group of performers who will entertain the diners for the evening. She selects a young attractive man unaware that the finale of the evenings entertainment will end in his dead. To save the young man she has chosen, Catherine is driven to fight for her own life but oblivious to her struggle the other diners believe it is all part of the evening's entertainment Catherine has to stand alone. They say that evil triumphs when good people do nothing. Eau de la vie is a dark tale of hedonism and individual courage.
Production
Opulent aquarium set design that traps you with the characters.
Direction
Baré squeezes full societal indictment into 13 taut minutes.
Director
Simon Baré
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title translates to 'water of life'—ironic given the drowning imagery and the film's critique of elite consumption.
The 3.7 TMDB rating likely reflects discomfort, not quality; this is deliberate audience-implicating cinema that punishes passive viewing.
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