Overview
- Laurent Cantet's last film, 'Enzo,' was directed by his longtime collaborator Robin Campillo after Cantet's death in April 2024 from cancer.
- 'Enzo' opened the prestigious Directors’ Fortnight section at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, receiving critical acclaim for its blend of social realism and personal exploration.
- The film follows a privileged 16-year-old rejecting his bourgeois upbringing and forming a complex connection with a Ukrainian army reservist, played by newcomers Eloy Pohu and Maksym Slivinskyi.
- Campillo approached the project as a continuation of Cantet's vision, with the on-screen credit reading 'A film by Laurent Cantet, Directed by Robin Campillo.'
- Themes of class conflict, sexual fluidity, and geopolitical engagement are central to the film, resonating with contemporary global issues.