Amin returns to Sète after his studies in Paris, still dreaming of cinema. By chance, an American producer on vacation becomes interested in his project, The Essential Elements of Universal Existence, and wants his wife Jess to be the heroine. But capricious fate imposes its own rules.


Director
Abdellatif Kechiche
Country of production
France
Year
2025
Format
DCP 2K
Tone
Color
Duration
134'
Original version
French, English, Arabic
Screenplay
Abdellatif Kechiche, Ghalya Lacroix
Based on
the novel La Blessure, la vraie by François Bégaudeau.
Cast
Shaïn Boumedine, Ophélie Bau, Jessica Pennington, Salim Kechiouche, Andre Jacobs, Hafsia Herzi, Alexia Chardard, Dany Martial, Marie Bernard, Delinda Kechiche, Lou Luttiau, Kamel Saadi, Athénaïs Sifaoui
Cinematography
Marco Graziaplena
Editing
Luc Seugé
Sound design
Andrea Caucci
Sound mixing
Karim Toukabri
Set design
Marcello Di Carlo
Visual effects
Davide Leone