The Plague | 27th French Film Festival
A PRAGA | 27ª FESTA DO CINEMA FRANCÊS
Cinema 6€
Monday 5 October · 19:30
Premiered in the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes, Sarah Arnold's black comedy thriller follows an explosive gendarme and a psychologist in crisis who reopen the investigation into the disappearance of a farmer in north-eastern France, in a delirious ride that evokes the Coen brothers.
Synopsis The Plague (L'Espèce explosive), Sarah Arnold France, Switzerland, 2026, 95', Fiction, Portuguese subtitles Starring: Alexis Manenti, Ella Rumpf, Vincent Dedienne, Jean-Louis Coulloc'h In north-eastern France, farmers and hunters wage a war against a population of wild boar that is devastating the fields. When Brun, a farmer on the verge of ruin, disappears, a year later an explosive gendarme and a psychologist in crisis reopen the investigation. Premiered in the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes, this black comedy thriller crosses rural noir, police investigation and psychedelia, in a delirious rollercoaster that evokes the universe of the Coen brothers. Screenplay: Sarah Arnold, Jérémie Dubois, Olivier Séror, Romain Winkler, Mehdi Ben Attia Production: 5 à 7 Films, France 3 Cinéma Distribution: Films4You Prices General - 6€ Reduced mobility - 6€ Discounts Unemployed, Young people, Seniors over 65