France
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69th edition. October 18-26, 2024
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For the past year, Sandra, a German writer, her French husband Samuel, and their eleven-year-old son Daniel have lived a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he committed suicide or was killed. Samuel’s death is treated as suspicious, presumed murder, and Sandra becomes the main suspect.
Born in 1978 in Fécamp (France), she graduated from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Her first films (‘Sur Place’, 2007; ‘Solférino’, 2008; ‘Des Ombres dans la Maison’, 2009) question the place of the individual within the group. Her first short fiction film, ‘Two Ships’ (2012), won the Prix UIP at the Berlinale and was nominated for the European Film Awards. Her feature debut, ‘Age of Panic’ (2012), was selected for the ACID programme at Cannes and nominated for a César for Best Debut Film. With ‘Victoria’ (2016) she opened Cannes Critics’ Week and was nominated for five Césars, including Best Film and Best Actress. ‘Sybil’ (2019) was her first participation in the Cannes competition, where she repeated in 2023 with ‘Anatomy of a Fall’, which won the Palme d’Or.
