The Unknown
David Zimmerman, almost 40, is a photographer but no one knows it. When friends drag him to a wild party, he spots a woman in the crowd and can’t take his eyes off her, he follows her… A few hours later, David wakes up: he’s in the body of the unknown woman.
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Cast
44 people
Léa Seydoux
Eva Helsinger / David Zimmerman
Known for
Blue Is the Warmest Color
No Time to Die
Niels Schneider
David Zimmerman / Malia
Known for
Heartbeats
I Killed My Mother
Valérie Dréville
Gabi Zimmerman
Known for
Saint Omer
Elles
Lilith Grasmug
Malia
Known for
Foreign Language
Bloody Oranges
Radu Jude
Malia's Father
Also in
Caricaturana
Out of Character
Shanti Masud
Alice
Also in
Hand on the Mouth
Thermidor
Jonathan Turnbull
Chris Caro
Known for
Case 137
Guru
Victoire du Bois
Sophie Caro
Known for
Call Me by Your Name
Marianne
Alexandre Hubert
Figurant
Guillermo Moncayo
Beto
Also in
The Event Horizon
Anne Rotger
Psychologue
Known for
Anatomy of a Fall
A Radiant Girl
Gilles Esposito
Homme de la rue
Also in
Les Coquillettes
Arthur Harari Director · Vincent Poymiro Writer Lucas Harari Writer
United States release September 4, 2026 · Produced in France, Italy · Production Pathé, France 2 Cinéma
Production
Bathysphere Productions
Production
Pathé
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
To Be Continued
Production
Ascent Film
Production
RAI Cinema
Production
Logical Content Ventures
Production
Adler Entertainment
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
L’inconnue
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 18, 2026
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · August 26, 2026
Theatrical
United States · September 4, 2026
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States
September 28, 2026 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Armenia
July 15, 2026 · Premiere · Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival
Austria
October 28, 2026 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
Belgium
August 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Canada
September 15, 2026 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
July 3, 2026 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
France
June 27, 2026 · Premiere · La Rochelle International Film Festival
Greece
November 12, 2026 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
November 26, 2026 · Premiere · Hong Kong French Film Festival
Hungary
October 29, 2026 · Premiere · Budapest International Film Festival
Latvia
October 20, 2026 · Premiere · Riga International Film Festival
November 27, 2026 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 22, 2026 · Premiere · Morelia International Film Festival
Netherlands
October 8, 2026 · Premiere · Parool Film Fest
October 15, 2026 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 13, 2026 · Premiere · QCinema International Film Festival
Poland
July 25, 2026 · Premiere · TAURON New Horizons International Film Festival
Romania
October 27, 2026 · Premiere · Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest
Singapore
October 28, 2026 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
South Korea
October 9, 2026 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
November 7, 2026 · Premiere · Sevilla European Film Festival
November 12, 2026 · Premiere · Fancine
Sweden
January 8, 2027 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Taiwan
November 9, 2026 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Türkiye
September 11, 2026 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 14, 2026 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
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