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It runs a compact 1h 15m.
Synopsis
Alyssa (Lana Boy) follows her artistic aspirations to Los Angeles, leaving behind her husband Luka (Emmanuel Berthelot), who promises to join her later. The pandemic-induced lockdowns force them apart, straining their relationship until the couple decides it’s best to separate. Upon returning to Paris to finalize her divorce, Alyssa finds herself engulfed in her past life with Luka and old friends, all of which have moved on. She starts to question whether she was selfish to leave her past life behind in pursuit of career goals. Should she have been happy with the “little life” she left behind? Could she have been?
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Key crew
- Courtney Hope ThérondWriter
- Courtney Hope ThérondDirector
Cast
- Lana BoyAlyssa
- Emmanuel BerthelotLuka
- Victor PontecorvoJeremie
- Olivia CadeVal
- Anne D'AlmeidaNathalie
- Mike MerchantAdrian
- Sandrine SalyèresInès
- Chloé AlomaManon
- David BremaudPaul
- Halima SlimaniChloe
- José Maria SegarraHeeba
- Muriel MumubiotSouad
Themes
franceparis, francereturnmarriagefemale protagonistrelationshipbreak-upyoung womandivorceseparationwoman directormillennial