Maïwène Barthélémy
Acting
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In the western part of the French Alps: After the drunk driving death of his father, 18-year-old Totone must look after his younger sister. He pursues a €30k Comté cheese award he has no hope of winning. Good thing Marie-Lise takes a liking for him!
Holy Cow
During a book signing in Normandy, Annie Ernaux, 70, revisits her memories of the summer of 1958, when she was 17. That summer, she left her hometown to work as a camp counsellor. At the first party, the head counsellor set out to deflower her. Finding him handsome, she lets him do it, as if against her will... Her body becomes a foreign place for her, an offering to be sacrificed.
A Girl’s Story
Leo, Jade, and Raffael, disillusioned with the world’s inaction on climate change, plan a radical final protest: On the opening day of the 2026 World Climate Summit, they intend to livestream their joint suicide by jumping from a cargo ship into the Atlantic.