Paris, 1968. Overnight, Isabelle, a young high school student, comes home in shock after what she saw in the streets. Her parents decide to take her to the countryside to escape the disorders. From then on, Isabelle has only one thing in mind: get back to Paris. Instead, her life will take a whole different direction.
Cinematography
Dreamy rural decay contrasted with Parisian chaos.
Acting
Duclos captures teenage obsession with minimal dialogue.
Direction
Cisterne's patient eye lets dread bloom slowly.
Director
Hélier Cisterne
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released on the 40th anniversary of May '68, it interrogates nostalgia for revolutionary moments most filmmakers simply celebrate.
Philippe and Julie Duclos are real-life father and daughter, adding uncanny friction to their onscreen tension.
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