Dir. Antony Cordier | 2025 | France | 95 mins | Rated M
starring Laure Calamy, Laurent Lafitte, Élodie Bouchez, Ramzy Bedia
In the house divided by class, mind your place. Or lose it.
The biting comedy favourite from the 2026 Alliance Française French Film Festival
Mehdi had planned to spend a quiet summer in his in-laws’ sumptuous home. But as soon as he arrives, a conflict breaks out between his girlfriend’s family and the villa’s janitor couple. Confident that his modest upbringing gives him the right perspective, Mehdi thinks he can lead the negotiations between the two parties and bring everyone back to their sense. But things start to escalate…
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“A brilliant social satire, where money, ambition, and frustration expose everyone’s hypocrisies.”
-Merci SF-
“A hilarious, Homeric showdown”
-L’Humanité-
“Shadiness galore”
-Télérama-
“A savage treat”
-Le Parisien-
“Scrumptious social satire”
-Elle-
“Ruben Östlund meets Parasite”
-Le Figaro-
starring Laure Calamy, Laurent Lafitte, Élodie Bouchez, Ramzy Bedia
In the house divided by class, mind your place. Or lose it.
The biting comedy favourite from the 2026 Alliance Française French Film Festival
Mehdi had planned to spend a quiet summer in his in-laws’ sumptuous home. But as soon as he arrives, a conflict breaks out between his girlfriend’s family and the villa’s janitor couple. Confident that his modest upbringing gives him the right perspective, Mehdi thinks he can lead the negotiations between the two parties and bring everyone back to their sense. But things start to escalate…
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“A brilliant social satire, where money, ambition, and frustration expose everyone’s hypocrisies.”
-Merci SF-
“A hilarious, Homeric showdown”
-L’Humanité-
“Shadiness galore”
-Télérama-
“A savage treat”
-Le Parisien-
“Scrumptious social satire”
-Elle-
“Ruben Östlund meets Parasite”
-Le Figaro-
