Synopsis
Right in the middle of a school inspector’s visit, Ari, a 27-year-old student teacher, collapses. Angry with him for being a failure, his father kicks him out of the house. Emotionally raw, and alone in the city, Ari reluctantly forces himself to rekindle his relationships with old friends. As his memories of the previous months successively ebb and flow, Ari discovers that other people aren’t doing as well as he imagined, and that perhaps he has been sleepwalking through his own life.
Filmmaker
Léonor Serraille
After studying literature in Lyon, Paris and Barcelona, she joined La Fémis in 2009. On graduating, she directed a medium-length film shot on 16mm, Body, with Nathalie Richard. Montparnasse Bienvenüe, her graduation script and first feature film with Laetitia Dosch in the title role, was awarded the Caméra d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Her second feature, Mother and Son, was presented in Official Competition at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.
Filmography: Ari (2025, D'A 2026), Mother and Son (2022), Montparnasse Bienvenüe (2017, D'A 2018), Body (mid-length, 2016)
Awards and festivals
URUGUAY FILM FESTIVAL
GIJÓN FILM FESTIVAL
Special Mention of the Best Actor Award
Poster
