A class of high school students travels to Pompeii to discover ruins and bodies petrified by Vesuvius. The trip becomes a rare moment when the force of youth meets a world frozen in time. Their desires start to surface with unexpected intensity, leading them toward an irreversible fracture.
Marine Atlan
French cinematographer, screenwriter, and director, graduated from La Fémis. She notably served as director of photography on ‘Jessica Forever’ by Jonathan Vinel and Caroline Poggi, ‘Nos Cérémonies’ by Simon Rieth, ‘Le Ravissement’ by Iris Kaltenbäck, ‘Les Reines du drame’ by Alexis Langlois, and ‘L'Engloutie’ by Louise Hémon, which earned her a César nomination in 2026. After filming ‘Les Amours vertes’ (2016) and ‘Daniel’ (2018), two award-winning medium-length films, notably recognized at the Berlinale, Clermont-Ferrand, and Brive festivals, she completed her first feature film, ‘La Gradiva’, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2026, where it won the Critics’ Week Grand Prix.
DIRECTOR
Marine Atlan
SCREENPLAY
Marine Atlan, Anne Brouillet
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Marine Atlan, Pierre Mazoyer
EDITOR
Guillaume Lillo
SOUND
Paul Guilloteau
PRODUCTION
Inès Daïen Dasi, Angelo Barbagallo
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Les Films du Poisson, Arte France Cinéma, BiBi Film TV
