Planet B

Planète B

TIFF65: Greek Premiere
France, 2039: During a revolt raging throughout the country, a few activists fighting for the protection of the environment disappear without a trace. Among them is Julia, a young woman, who after being injured in the eye, loses consciousness. Once she awakens, she realizes that she is in an unknown, luxurious residence along with other strangers. Uncannily, this turns out to be her new place of imprisonment; only, instead of being where her body is kept captive, it’s where her mind dwells. One of the most fascinating sci-fi thrillers in the last years, the French Planet B, is a blend of a cyberpunk sci-fi film, a sociopolitical allegory, and a disguised ecological concern, delving into a series of crucial contemporary issues, concealed behind the mask of the far more “accommodating” Fantasy genre. Evoking elements from Black Mirror and The Matrix to the philosophical anxieties of Philip K. Dick and Ted Chiang, among others, it also allows the radiant Adèle Exarchopoulos to dazzle the audience once more through her brilliant performance.
Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Aude Léa Rapin
Script: Aude Léa Rapin
Cinematography: Jeanne Lapoirie
Editing: Gabrielle Stemmer
Sound: Fanny Weinzaepflen
Music: Bertrand Bonello
Actors: Adèle Exarchopoulos, Souheila Yacoub, Eliane Umuhire, India Hair, Paul Beaurepaire, Jonathan Couzinié, Théo Cholbi, Amine Hamidou, Léo Chalié
Production: Les Films Du Bal
Producers: Eve Robin
Co-production: Wrong Men, France 3 Cinéma, Auvergne -Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, RTBF (Télévision Belge), VOO & BE TV, Proximus
Costumes: Frédérick Denis
Production Design: Eve Martin
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: France, Belgium
Production Year: 2024
Duration: 119'
Contact: The Festival Agency

Aude Léa Rapin

Born in 1984, Aude Léa Rapin began her career as a photographer and videographer in the Balkans and Africa. She first directed documentaries haunted by the ghosts of war in the Balkans. In 2014, she turned to fiction with three short films, which won awards at numerous festivals. Her first feature, Heroes Don't Die, was presented at Cannes Critics’ Week in 2019. Planet B is her second feature film.

Filmography

2010 Nino's Place (doc, co-direction)
2013 Enclave (doc)
2014 The Strand (short)
2015 Ton Cœur au Hasard (short)
2016 Long Live the Emperor (short)
2019 Heroes Don't Die
2024 Planet B