David, who gets by doing odd jobs, meets Léna, who has just moved up to Paris, and falls in love. But soon after, his life is brutally interrupted by the sudden death of his sister. Beyond the shock, and the pain, David now finds himself alone with his young niece Amanda to care for.
Acting
Vincent Lacoste's beautifully understated panic
Direction
Hers finds beauty in mundane grief rituals
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like people failing to cope
Director
Mikhaël Hers
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 2015 Bataclan attacks haunt the film's periphery; Hers deliberately keeps terrorism abstract, focusing instead on the private aftermath of public violence.
Isaure Multrier was cast after an open call with no professional experience — her raw unpredictability opposite Lacoste's controlled performance creates the film's entire emotional architecture.
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