Writer
Disaster movies tend to inhabit the close-but-not-too-close realm of the ‘what if?’, but Quentin Reynaud’s taut drama evokes a reality that is painfully immediate, as the world combusts around us. Alex Lutz (recently seen as the son in Gaspar Noé’s Vortex) plays a man determined to escape with his elderly father (the ineffable André Dussollier) from a wildfire that is rapidly approaching their forested area of southern France. The pair know all the local roads, and the secret detours, but when they are caught in a dead end, they seem to be running out of possible exits. At once road movie, claustrophobic jeopardy thriller and portrait of a prickly but tender father-son relationship, this finely acted and executed film expertly lays on the heat.
Director
Disaster movies tend to inhabit the close-but-not-too-close realm of the ‘what if?’, but Quentin Reynaud’s taut drama evokes a reality that is painfully immediate, as the world combusts around us. Alex Lutz (recently seen as the son in Gaspar Noé’s Vortex) plays a man determined to escape with his elderly father (the ineffable André Dussollier) from a wildfire that is rapidly approaching their forested area of southern France. The pair know all the local roads, and the secret detours, but when they are caught in a dead end, they seem to be running out of possible exits. At once road movie, claustrophobic jeopardy thriller and portrait of a prickly but tender father-son relationship, this finely acted and executed film expertly lays on the heat.
Director
Thomas was once renowned as a young tennis prodigy, but never had the career he hoped for. At 37, despite his declining physical fitness and shattered knee he decides to compete in the intense qualifying rounds of the French Open at Roland-Garros for one last attempt at glory. Although his wife Eve and mother Judith advise him to give up, Thomas obsessively pushes forward. He will have to fight his own demons and will ultimately face a determined young player who reminds him of his younger self.
Screenplay
Гилби Лакур — типичная современная семья: папа, мама, брат, сестра, сводная сестра и сводный дядя живут душа в душу в те редкие моменты, когда не выясняют отношения. Однако ничего так не сближает, как известие о наследстве. Семейство отправляется в фургоне навстречу заветному завещанию, и это путешествие из Парижа в маленький французский городок не раз рассмешит и заставит узнать себя в этих непутевых милых родственниках.
Director
Гилби Лакур — типичная современная семья: папа, мама, брат, сестра, сводная сестра и сводный дядя живут душа в душу в те редкие моменты, когда не выясняют отношения. Однако ничего так не сближает, как известие о наследстве. Семейство отправляется в фургоне навстречу заветному завещанию, и это путешествие из Парижа в маленький французский городок не раз рассмешит и заставит узнать себя в этих непутевых милых родственниках.
