All of a Sudden
“One night. Two strangers. A lifetime of questions.”
Director of a care facility for the elderly, Marie-Lou strives to introduce an innovative care philosophy based on listening and respecting residents’ dignity, despite resistance from part of her staff. Her encounter with Mari, a Japanese theater director battling cancer, will profoundly reshape her path. By forming a deep, supportive friendship, the two women join forces in a shared struggle to make the impossible possible.
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Cast
26 people
Virginie Efira
Marie-Lou Fontaine
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Tao Okamoto
Mari Morisaki
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Kyōzō Nagatsuka
Goro Kiyomiya
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Kodai Kurosaki
Tomoki Kubodera
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Jean-Charles Clichet
Olivier
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UFOs
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Marie Bunel
Sophie
Known for
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Romain Cottard
Damien
Known for
Cycle of Time
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Marie Denarnaud
Laurence
Known for
HIP - High Intellectual Potential
Black Butterflies
Gabriel Dahmani
Djibril
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Le Ministère
Sephora Pondi
Adidja
Known for
The Tasting
Comédie-Française
Heidi Becker-Babel
Marion
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A Little Something Extra
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Lazare Gousseau
Claude
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Baden Baden
Ryusuke Hamaguchi Director · Léa Le Dimna Screenplay Maoko Miyano Author
United States release November 25, 2026 · Produced in Japan, France, Belgium, Germany · Languages English, French, Japanese
Production
Cinéfrance Studios
Production
Office Shirous
Production
Bitters End
Production
Tarantula
Production
Heimatfilm
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
GapBusters
Production
Same Player
Production
Marignan Films
Production
Fictive
Production
Dauphin Films
Production
Saudade Film
Production
Japan · France · Belgium · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
急に具合が悪くなる
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
English · French · Japanese
Release dates
France · May 15, 2026
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Japan · June 19, 2026
Theatrical
United States · November 25, 2026
Limited theatrical
United States
October 1, 2026 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 3, 2026 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
October 4, 2026 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 10, 2026 · Premiere · IFFBoston Fall Focus
October 15, 2026 · Premiere · Orcas Island Film Festival / Santa Fe International Film Festival
October 16, 2026 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
October 17, 2026 · Premiere · Heartland Film Festival / FilmColumbia Film Festival / Philadelphia Film Festival
October 18, 2026 · Premiere · Woodstock Film Festival / Middleburg Film Festival
October 19, 2026 · Premiere · Vermont International Film Festival
October 23, 2026 · Premiere · Refocus Film Festival
October 24, 2026 · Premiere · Hawai'i International Film Festival / Montclair Film Festival / Virginia Film Festival / Denver Film Festival
October 25, 2026 · Premiere · AFI Fest
October 29, 2026 · Premiere · SCAD Savannah Film Festival
November 1, 2026 · Premiere · Miami Film Festival GEMS
November 4, 2026 · Premiere · The American French Film Festival
November 6, 2026 · Premiere · St. Louis International Film Festival / Rehoboth Beach International Film Festival
November 7, 2026 · Premiere · San Diego Asian Film Festival
November 12, 2026 · Premiere · Loft Film Fest
November 20, 2026 · Premiere · Key West Film Festival
Australia
June 12, 2026 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 7, 2026 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
September 14, 2026 · Premiere · Darwin International Film Festival
October 18, 2026 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
October 24, 2026 · Premiere · Byron Bay Film Festival
February 4, 2027 · Theatrical
Austria
October 24, 2026 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
Belgium
October 12, 2026 · Premiere · Film Fest Gent
November 18, 2026 · Theatrical
Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 20, 2026 · Premiere · Sarajevo Film Festival
Brazil
October 20, 2026 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
October 30, 2026 · Premiere · Festival de Cinema Francês do Brasil 2026
November 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Canada
September 14, 2026 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 17, 2026 · Premiere · Atlantic International Film Festival
September 26, 2026 · Premiere · Edmonton International Film Festival
September 27, 2026 · Premiere · Calgary International Film Festival
October 4, 2026 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
October 17, 2026 · Premiere · Forest City Film Festival
November 6, 2026 · Premiere · Windsor International Film Festival
November 8, 2026 · Premiere · CINEMANIA Film Festival
December 4, 2026 · Theatrical
Colombia
September 25, 2026 · Premiere · Festival de Cine Frances en Colombia
Czechia
July 3, 2026 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
December 25, 2026 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 7, 2027 · Theatrical
Egypt
October 16, 2026 · Premiere · El Gouna Film Festival
France
June 30, 2026 · Premiere · La Rochelle International Film Festival
July 23, 2026 · Premiere · Bleu Nuit Film Festival
August 12, 2026 · Theatrical
December 15, 2026 · Physical
Georgia
September 20, 2026 · Premiere · Batumi International Art-House Film Festival
Germany
June 29, 2026 · Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
November 2, 2026 · Premiere · Film Festival Cologne
November 7, 2026 · Premiere · Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival
March 18, 2027 · Theatrical
Greece
October 2, 2026 · Premiere · Athens International Film Festival
October 15, 2026 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
November 30, 2026 · Premiere · bc30
Indonesia
November 1, 2026 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema
Ireland
February 5, 2027 · Theatrical
Israel
September 28, 2026 · Premiere · Haifa Film Festival
November 11, 2026 · Premiere · Arava Desert Film Festival
Kazakhstan
September 16, 2026 · Premiere · SPOT Film Festival
Latvia
October 18, 2026 · Premiere · Riga International Film Festival
Mexico
October 21, 2026 · Premiere · Morelia International Film Festival
Netherlands
October 8, 2026 · Premiere · Parool Film Fest
October 11, 2026 · Premiere · Leiden International Film Festival
October 29, 2026 · Theatrical
New Zealand
August 4, 2026 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Norway
August 25, 2026 · Premiere · Norwegian International Film Festival
October 18, 2026 · Premiere · Bergen International Film Festival
November 8, 2026 · Premiere · Films from the South Festival
Poland
July 26, 2026 · Premiere · TAURON New Horizons International Film Festival
October 15, 2026 · Premiere · Warsaw International Film Festival
October 25, 2026 · Premiere · Kamera Akcja Festival / Spektrum Film Festival
Portugal
November 8, 2026 · Premiere · LEFFEST – Lisboa Film Festival
Romania
October 25, 2026 · Premiere · Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest
Singapore
October 23, 2026 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
Slovakia
September 12, 2026 · Premiere · International Film Festival Cinematik
Slovenia
November 12, 2026 · Premiere · Ljubljana International Film Festival
South Korea
October 10, 2026 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
September 24, 2026 · Premiere · San Sebastián International Film Festival
October 12, 2026 · Premiere · Gáldar International Film Festival
October 25, 2026 · Premiere · International Social Film Festival of Catalonia
February 19, 2027 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 8, 2026 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
August 27, 2026 · Theatrical
Thailand
September 20, 2026 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
Türkiye
October 11, 2026 · Premiere · Filmekimi
United Kingdom
October 10, 2026 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
October 24, 2026 · Premiere · Cambridge Film Festival
November 1, 2026 · Premiere · Leeds International Film Festival
November 7, 2026 · Premiere · Belfast Film Festival
November 8, 2026 · Premiere · CINECITY Brighton Film Festival / Cheltenham Film Festival
November 14, 2026 · Premiere · Inverness Film Festival
November 17, 2026 · Premiere · French Film Festival UK
February 5, 2027 · Theatrical
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