Leicester – Phoenix
November 30, 2026 @ 18:00
Garance is a gifted young actress whose raw magnetism and vibrant spirit have yet to earn her the recognition she craves. Living pay day to the next in a small Paris apartment, she feels increasingly suffocated by fleeting relationships, rising anxiety and the grip of an alcohol addiction quietly tightening around her life. But amid the chaos, her devotion to her sick younger sister and a tender, blossoming romance with Pauline, offer Garance a fragile lifeline.
As these bonds deepen, she finds the strength to confront the darkness she has long avoided – setting her on a difficult but transformative journey to self-renewal.
Director Jeanne Herry is reunited Adele Exarchopoulos, who plays the gifted young actress. Herry previously penned the screenplay for Le Royaume, (Un Certain Regard 2024) and directed All Your Faces / Je verrai toujours vos visages in the French Film Festival UK’s Extras selection.
"A compelling study in psychological realism."
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