Goodbye Cruel World
6.7
Fourteen-year-old Otto writes a suicide letter to his family and classmates, but his attempt fails. Too ashamed to go back home, he hides. As night falls, he roams the city streets like a ghost—until a girl from his high school, Léna, recognizes him.
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Cast
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Milo Machado-Graner
Otto Vidal
Known for
Anatomy of a Fall
Once Upon My Mother
Jane Beever
Léna Mallet
Also in
If Love Should Die
Emmanuelle Destremau
Sophie Vidal
Also in
Nos enfants chéris
Les Violette
Maïa Sandoz
Anne Mallet
Known for
House of Pleasures
Love According to Dalva
Erwan Kepoa Falé
Henrik
Known for
Passages
Winter Boy
Catherine Artigala
Teacher SVT
Known for
Women at War
Françoise Lebrun
Narrator (voice)
Known for
Vortex
The Book of Solutions
Noé Vergauwen
Noé
No other roles listed
Micha Misco
Ouvrier peintre
No other roles listed
Victor Miscoi
Ouvrier peintre
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Alma Jodorowsky
Journaliste TV école
Known for
Blue Is the Warmest Color
The Serpent
Gaëlle Bidault
Professeur espagnol
Also in
Long Live the Republic
Félix de Givry Director · Marie-Stéphane Imbert Screenplay Arnaud Toulon Composer
United States release October 22, 2026 · Produced in Belgium, France · Languages English, French
Production
Iliade et Films
Production
Remembers
Production
uMedia
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
Belgium · France
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Languages
Original title
Adieu Monde Cruel
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
France · May 20, 2026
Premiere · Cannes Critics' Week
France · September 9, 2026
Theatrical
United States · October 22, 2026
Premiere · AFI Fest
United States
October 23, 2026 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival
Australia
August 20, 2026 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Canada
November 9, 2026 · Premiere · CINEMANIA Film Festival
Croatia
November 13, 2026 · Premiere · Zagreb Film Festival
Estonia
November 6, 2026 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
France
June 11, 2026 · Premiere · Cabourg Film Festival
June 23, 2026 · Premiere · Biarritz Film Festival - Nouvelles Vagues
June 28, 2026 · Premiere · La Rochelle International Film Festival
August 27, 2026 · Premiere · Angouleme Francophone Film Festival
Germany
October 22, 2026 · Premiere · Hof International Film Festival
Mexico
October 18, 2026 · Premiere · Morelia International Film Festival
New Zealand
August 3, 2026 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Poland
October 11, 2026 · Premiere · Warsaw International Film Festival
South Korea
October 8, 2026 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 17, 2026 · Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
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