Robin lives with his aunt in a small town on the Mediterranean. A strange request from his ex-girlfriend Aurélie turns his life upside down: she wants him to get her some heroin. Robin, willing to do anything to win Aurélie back, throws himself headlong into the task...
Acting
Yoann Zimmer's unraveling desperation is physically painful to watch.
Direction
Douard's debut captures Mediterranean beauty rotting from within.
Director
Alice Douard
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Alice Douard developed this from her 2015 short of the same name, keeping Yoann Zimmer as Robin.
Part of a wave of French cinema examining working-class coastal towns beyond tourist postcard aesthetics—think L'Atalante's grandchildren on antidepressants.
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