Forsaken (2026)
- Original title
- L'abandon
- Directed by
- Vincent Garenq
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France
- Rating
- 7.8 of 10 from 49 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
It follows a French teacher named Samuel Paty during the last eleven days of his life in Paris in 2020. He is killed by an Islamic fundamentalist.
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What happens
Forsaken (French: L'Abandon) is a 2026 French biographical drama film directed by Vincent Garenq, co-written with Alexis Kebbas and Mickaëlle Paty, it's based on the nonfiction book "The Last Days of Samuel Paty" by Stéphane Simon. It stars Antoine Reinartz as Samuel Paty, and follows the last eleven days of the French teacher, who was attacked and killed by an Islamic fundamentalist in Paris in 2020. The film had its world premiere out of competition of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on 13 May, and was theatrically released in France by UGC on the same day. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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