Samir, a tall, lanky, 40-something crane operator from Montreuil, in the outskirts of Paris, falls head over heels in love with Agathe. He discovers she is a swimming instructor at the local swimming pool, and, for lack of a better plan, he decides to enlist as her student…although he can swim perfectly. But his lie only lasts for 3 lessons, and Agathe hates liars. The truth surfaces. Agathe is furious. The end?
Not quite! Agathe goes to Iceland on a business trip, putting an ocean between her and Samir. But it is without reckoning with his feelings and his stubbornness...
Sólveig Anspach See his other films Produced by : Patrick Sobelman Company : EX NIHILO Coproduced by : ZIK ZAK FILMWORKS Partners : OCS
Indéfilms 3
Icelandic Film Centre
Main cast : Samir Guesmi, Florence Loiret-Caille, Philippe Rebbot Secondary cast : Ditta Jondonstir, Esteban, Olivia Côte, Nina Meurisse
Genre : Fiction Duration : 1h30 Video editor : Le Pacte Year of production : 2015 Theatrical release date : 29/06/2016
Distributor : Le Pacte
International sales : Le Pacte
TV Diffusion : 10/05/2017 à 20h40 sur OCS
DVD/VOD Release : 9-11-16
Awards : César 2017 du meilleur scénario original pour Solveig Anspach et Jean-Luc Gaget
Prix SACD de la Quinzaine des réalisateurs
Prix du public au Festival Stuttgart Tübingen
Festival selections : Quinzaine des réalisateurs 2016
Busan Film Festival, Mumbaï, Chicago, Rio, Ulaanbaatar, Reykjavik, Hambourg, Bruxelles FF
Festival Nouveau Cinéma (Montréal)
Sólveig Anspach, Jean-Luc Gaget nommés dans la catégorie Meilleur scénario original, César 2017