Synopsis
Paul lives with his mother in the private clinic of doctor Loisel, deeply hidden in the woods. Paul likes to roam the forest and observe nature. One day Gloria, a schizophrenic teenager of around fifteen years old, arrives, and Paul falls in love immediately.
Key facts
Cast
Thomas Gioria, Fantine Harduin, Benoît Poelvoorde, Laurent Lucas, Gwendolyn Gourvenec, Anaël Snoek, Martha Canga Antonio, Sandor Funtek
Original language
French
First release
January 22, 2020 (France)
Production companies
Panic Movement
Awards
Sitges Film Festival Best cinematography, André Cavens Award
Crew
Screenplay
Fabrice Du Welz, Romain Protat, Vincent Tavier
Producer
Manuel Chiche, Vincent Tavier
Cinematography
Manuel Dacosse
Editing
Anne-Laure Guégan
Music
Vincent Cahay
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival (Festival européen du film fantastique de Strasbourg) 2026 generic - Retrospective: Fabrice du Welz
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2020 generic
- Octopus Film Festival 2020 - Retrospektywa Fabrice'a du Welza, Konkurs Główny - Nowe Kino Gatunkowe
- BFI London Film Festival 2019 generic
- Chicago International Film Festival 2019 generic
- Fantastic Fest 2019
- L'Étrange Festival 2019 - Mondovision
- Locarno International Film Festival 2019 generic
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Adoration - Vincent Cahay (2020) | 1 release, 2020: The Jokers |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | France | January 22, 2020 |
| Streaming | France | May 18, 2020 |
| Theatrical | France | January 26, 2022 |
| Streaming | Russia | April 10, 2022 |
| Theatrical | Italy | May 19, 2022 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | France | July 2, 2020 |
Full credits
| Director | Fabrice Du Welz |
| Cast | Thomas Gioria (Paul), Fantine Harduin (Gloria), Benoît Poelvoorde (Hinkel), Laurent Lucas (Gloria's uncle), Gwendolyn Gourvenec (Dr. Loisel), Anaël Snoek (Simone), Martha Canga Antonio (Jeanne, the nurse), Sandor Funtek (Lucien, the nurse), Jean-Luc Couchard (Investigator 1), Pierre Nisse (Worker), Renaud Rutten (Investigator 2), Charlotte Vandermeersch (Lorette Batts), Peter van den Begin (Oscar Batts) |
| Screenplay | Fabrice Du Welz, Romain Protat, Vincent Tavier |
| Producer | Manuel Chiche, Vincent Tavier |
| Cinematography | Manuel Dacosse |
| Editing | Anne-Laure Guégan |
| Music | Vincent Cahay |
| Sound | Frédéric Meert, Ludovic Van Pachterbeke |
| Costumes | Christophe Pidre, Florence Scholtès |
Additional data: TMDB.
