After a night of drinking on the eve of his wedding, Léo wakes up as a child...
Acting
Adult actor nails child physicality without being creepy
Direction
Volson commits fully to the absurd premise
Writing
Bizarre premise that somehow stays emotionally grounded
Director
Patrick Volson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a weird 90s French trend of adult-men-as-children films, reflecting national anxiety about masculinity and responsibility.
Stéphane Audran was a Nouvelle Vague icon from Chabrol films; her presence here as the mother is deliberate generational commentary.