Right in the middle of a school inspector’s visit, Ari, a 27-year-old student teacher, collapses. Angry with him for being a failure, his father kicks him out of the house. Emotionally raw, and alone in the city, Ari reluctantly forces himself to rekindle his relationships with old friends. As his memories of the previous months successively ebb and flow, Ari discovers that other people aren’t doing as well as he imagined, and that perhaps he has been sleepwalking through his own life.
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Cast
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Andranic Manet
Ari
Known for
Eiffel
Jim's Story
Pascal Rénéric
Ari's Father
Known for
Vanished
Alice and the Mayor
Théo Delezenne
Jonas
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Not My Type
The Vice of Buggery
Ryad Ferrad
Ryad
Known for
The Party's Over!
Éva Lallier
Clara
Known for
Courted
Ares
Lomane de Dietrich
Aurore
Known for
The Mad Women's Ball
Mikael-Don Giancarli
The Gardener
Known for
Bazaar (Murder in the Building)
Clémence Coullon
Irène
Known for
Bazaar (Murder in the Building)
At Work
Clyde Yeguete
Clyde
Known for
Bazaar (Murder in the Building)
Claire Bodson
Inspector
Known for
Young Ahmed
Night Call
Sophie Cattani
Ari's co-worker
Known for
Tomboy
Divorce French Style
Fabio Caron
Ari (as a child)
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Léonor Serraille Director · Sébastien Buchmann Cinematographer Clémence Carré Editor
United States release December 2, 2025 · Produced in France, Belgium · Production Blue Monday Productions, Wrong Men
Production
Geko Films
Production
Blue Monday Productions
Production
Wrong Men
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
Pictanovo
Production
France · Belgium
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Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Germany · February 15, 2025
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
United States · December 2, 2025
Premiere · The American French Film Festival
Australia
June 14, 2025 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
Brazil
April 1, 2027 · Theatrical
France
June 20, 2025 · Premiere · Champs-Élysées Film Festival
October 3, 2025 · Digital · Arte•tv
October 10, 2025 · TV · Arte
Germany
October 3, 2025 · Digital · Arte
Indonesia
December 28, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Special Screening
Uruguay
April 19, 2025 · Premiere · Festival Internacional de Cine del Uruguay
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