France (2021)

Directed by

Bruno Dumont

Genre

drama film, comedy drama

Country

Germany, France, Italy, Belgium

Runtime

2h 13m

Rated

12

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 233 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A star television journalist experiences a series of events that lead to her personal and professional collapse. The film contrasts her private struggles with a broader look at modern France.

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What happens

France is a 2021 comedy-drama film written and directed by Bruno Dumont. It stars Léa Seydoux, Blanche Gardin, Benjamin Biolay, Emanuele Arioli, Juliane Köhler, Gaëtan Amiel, Jewad Zemmar and Marc Bettinelli. The film follows the life of a star television journalist caught in a spiral of events that will lead to her downfall. Between drama and comedy, France seeks to compare the intimate and public crisis of a young woman with a portrait of contemporary France. The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 15 July 2021. It was released in France on 25 August 2021 by ARP Selection. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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