LA CACHE (THE SAFE HOUSE) (2025)

Berlin IFF Nominee: Golden Bear

Director(s): Lionel Baier
Cast: Dominique Reymond, Michel Blanc, William Lebghil, Ethan Chimienti
Writer(s): Christophe Boltanski (novel), Lionel Baier, Catherine Charrier

Paris, May ’68: A 9-year-old boy is thrilled to stay a few extra days with his grandparents in their perennial apartment, joined by his two lively uncles – a visual artist and an aspiring intellectual – and his colourful great grandmother, while his parents join the historical protests. As the country is turned upside down, the family confront their past when an illustrious guest seeks shelter in their venerated hideout.

A buoyant comedy exploring the dynamics of a free-spirited family during the famous student protests that swept through France in May ’68. An eccentric family portrait, adapted from a novel written by the child at its core, Christophe Boltanski, nephew of the renowned visual artist Christian Boltanski.

Lionel Baier delivers an atypical, colourful and high-energy film” – Cineuropa

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