A modern Lazarus rises from the dead—but what if he never asked to come back?
The story is inspired by the biblical myth of Lazarus. The main character is called Lazarus who was a follower of Jesus, brother of Martha and Mary who was resurrected by Jesus.
Direction
Boccarossa's patient, almost cruel quietude.
Acting
Goven's hollowed-out Lazare, too tired for miracles.
Director
Dominique Boccarossa
Mostefa Djadjam
Le médecin
Yann Goven
Lazare
Véra Briole
L'inconnue de la dernière danse
Jean-Louis Richard
Le patron
Pierre Hiessler
L'homme des vidéos
Jean-Paul Zehnacker
Le père de Juliette
Pierre Gérald
Le grand-père
Marc Bodnar
L'ami pêcheur
Xing Xing Cheng
La mère de Juliette
Fabienne Mai
La grand-mère
Marc Brunet
Le thanatopracteur
Lydia Andréï
L'automobiliste
Benjamin Bellecour
Le jeune thanatopracteur
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Boccarossa belongs to a wave of French filmmakers reinterpreting biblical narratives through contemporary alienation, alongside Dumont and Pialat.
The film deliberately inverts the Lazarus myth's triumph: here resurrection is not miracle but medical intervention, stripping divinity from the act entirely.
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