The Richest Woman in the World (2025)

Original title

La Femme la plus riche du monde

Directed by

Thierry Klifa

Genre

comedy, drama

Country

France, Belgium

Runtime

2h 01m

Rated

M

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 128 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy heiress navigates the pressures of her vast fortune on her personal connections and how others see her. The story examines how money complicates her emotional world and relationships.

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What happens

The Richest Woman in the World (French: La Femme la plus riche du monde) is a 2025 French-Belgian comedy-drama film directed by Thierry Klifa, who co-wrote the screenplay with Cédric Anger and Jacques Fieschi, loosely based on the Bettencourt affair. Starring Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Marina Foïs, and Raphaël Personnaz, it follows an heiress whose immense fortune shapes her relationships, public image, and emotional life. The film had its world premiere out of competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on 18 May. It was theatrically released in France by Haut et Court on 29 October 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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