Overview

• French theatrical release begins today, with a U.S. rollout expected to follow later.
• U.S. outlets largely praise the debut as ambitious and assured, while several French reviews find the form demanding or repetitive.
• Imogen Poots leads the cast as Lidia, joined by Thora Birch and Jim Belushi.
• The film premiered in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section and later received Deauville’s Prix de la Révélation.
• The story traces trauma, addiction and attempts at renewal through swimming and writing, rendered in fragmented, visceral imagery.