Hoping to launch a career in the luxury world, Charlie enrolls at the last finishing school in Switzerland. Over the course of a summer, women from around the world learn the codes of elegance, etiquette and conversation meant to prepare them for elite social circles. As they refine their gestures and manners, a world of aspiration, discipline and self-transformation gradually unfolds.
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Mateo Ybarra Director · Milan Alfonsi Writer Louis Rebetez Writer
First release August 11, 2026 · Produced in Switzerland · Languages English, French
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Switzerland · August 11, 2026
Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
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Czechia
October 29, 2026 · Premiere · Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Netherlands
November 13, 2026 · Premiere · IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
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