Seventeen minutes to break your heart at the carnival.
At the fair, Zoé and Léo are watching the last summer lights disappearing. Zoé smiles, but her eyes are sad. Léo acts tough, but he’s about to leave and go far away, and they both know it.
Acting
Gayraud and Ballouhey say everything without speaking.
Cinematography
Carnival lights that feel like they're already memories.
Direction
Millet stretches 17 minutes into an eternity of longing.
Director
Jonathan Millet
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title's irony: no actual rollercoaster appears, but the emotional drop is steep.
Part of a wave of French short dramas exploring wordless intimacy, influenced by Claire Denis's elliptical storytelling.
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