Vingt dieux
After the death of his father, Totone suddenly has to look after his little sister and earn money. The movie shows his hard leap into adulthood full of challenges.
Totone, the son of a cheese maker in the French Jura, lives only for partying. He hangs out at village festivals, drinks and dances. Responsibility and work are foreign words to him.
But when his father suddenly dies, everything changes for the teenager. From one day to the next, Totone is faced with a new reality: he has to look after his little sister and earn money at the same time to make ends meet.
The hard leap into adulthood not only brings with it new responsibilities, but also emotional challenges, encounters and inner struggles. Director Louise Courvoisier attracted a great deal of attention with her feature film debut.
The director shot mainly with natural light, even in the interiors, and worked mainly with young amateur actors - and they are stunning in their immediacy and credibility.
Geri Krebs writes on arttv.ch: "Vingt dieux" is a must-see. The film, which celebrated its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard series, has everything that makes cinema a pure pleasure: spectacle, crazy ideas, suspense, tragedy, absurd humor and protagonists who immediately grow on you." And thus the crowning finale of the Cinéclub anniversary season 2025/2026!
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20:00 - 22:30
13 May 2026