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French Film Festival · 2025

French Film Festival 2025

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9 films · 4 reviews

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Back Home (Revenir)

Part road-trip, part memoir, part journalistic investigation, the film follows a refugee from the Ivory Coast now living in France, as he returns to the African continent and attempts to retrace the same journey that he himself took when forced to flee civil war in his country … But this time with a camera in his hand.

(Country: France; Year: 2019; Director: Jessica Palud; Writer: Serge Joncour, Philippe Lioret, Jessica Palud; Stars: Niels Schneider, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Roman Coustère Hachez, Patrick d'Assumçao, Hélène Vincent)

The Edge Of The Blade (Une affaire d'honneur)

Review preview for The Edge Of The Blade

Perez manages the set-piece confrontations with precision and a nail-biting suspense.

Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
Paris, 1887. Duels have been officially outlawed but are still regular practice. This historical drama is set against that backdrop.

(Country: France; Year: 2023; Director: Vincent Perez; Writer: Karine Silla Perez, Vincent Perez; Stars: Roschdy Zem, Doria Tillier, Vincent Perez, Guillaume Gallienne, Damien Bonnard)

Full review See: Indochine star Vincent Perez on being back behind and in front of the camera with duelling drama

God And Country

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What it does do well is to highlight the economic and political interests driving the pretence of moral authority as an instrument of power.

Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
A documentary looking at the implications of Christian nationalism from the perspective of other US Christians.

(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Dan Partland; Stars: David French, Kristin Du Mez, Russell Moore, Phil Vischer, William Barber, Simone Campbell, Rob Schenck)

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Love Affair(s) (The Things We Say, the Things We Do, Les choses qu'on dit, les choses qu'on fait)

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Too much and over the top, the film nevertheless finds its rhythm.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
François has to rush back to Paris to cover for a sick colleague, leaving his partner Daphné, three months pregnant, to welcome his cousin, Maxime. In the four days till Francois’ return Daphné and Maxime get to know each other, sharing increasingly intimate stories that bring them closer.

(Country: France; Year: 2020; Director: Emmanuel Mouret; Writer: Emmanuel Mouret; Stars: Camélia Jordana, Niels Schneider, Vincent Macaigne, Émilie Dequenne, Jenna Thiam, Guillaume Gouix, Julia Piaton, Jean-Baptiste Anoumon, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Claude Pommereau)

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Not My Type (Pas son Genre)

A philosophy teacher falls for a hairdresser.

(Country: France; Year: 2014; Director: Lucas Belvaux; Writer: Lucas Belvaux, Philippe Vilain; Stars: Émilie Dequenne, Loïc Corbery, Sandra Nkake, Charlotte Talpaert, Anne Coesens, Daniela Bisconti, Didier Sandre, Martine Chevallier, Florian Thiriet, Annelise Hesme, Amira Casar, Tom Burgeat, Kamel Zidouri, Christophe Moyer, Philippe Le Guay)

A Real Job

Benjamin is a PhD student without scholarship support. Under the pressure of his parents, and in need of money, he becomes a substitute teacher in a middle school.

(Country: France; Year: 2023; Director: Thomas Lilti; Writer: Thomas Lilti; Stars: Adèle Exarchopoulos, Louise Bourgoin, François Cluzet, Vincent Lacoste, Jérémy Gillet, Bouli Lanners, William Lebghil, Lucie Zhang, Léo Chalié, Théo Navarro-Mussy, Hubert Myon)

Smoke Signals (Une affaire de principe)

The European commissioner for health is accused of corruption in a tobacco industry scandal and athe President of the European Commission decides to investigate. Based on a true story.

(Country: France; Year: 2024; Director: Antoine Raimbault; Stars: Bouli Lanners, Thomas Vandenberghe, Celeste Brunnquell)

The Worst Ones (Les Pires)

Review preview for The Worst Ones

Better in its subtler moments, when it explores not just the difference between what is being filmed and reality by the fictions the characters are also inventing for themselves, the film is made compelling by its own immaculate casting.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
Film within a film about a group of youngsters who are street cast and how it changes their lives.

(Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret; Writer: Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret, Elénore Gurrey; Stars: Johan Heldenbergh, Matthias Jacquin, Loïc Pech, Mallory Wanecques)

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The Wrong Place (Borgo)

When a prison guard is transferred to a new jail in Corsica, a young male inmate helps her... but then expects help in return.

(Country: France; Year: 2024; Director: Stéphane Demoustier; Stars: Hafsia Herzi, Moussa Mansaly, Louis Memmi)