A celebrated writer with a penchant for extreme experiences and solo treks, Pierre, is a survivor of his own life. He has always done everything on his terms, when it suited him and with whom he chose, but anytime constraints threatened his freedom, he did what he does best: run away. One drunken evening, he climbs the facade of a building and falls several stories. The accident leaves him deep in a coma. When he emerges from it, Pierre is barely able to stand. And against everyone’s advice, he decides to hike all alone across France, from Provence to Mont Saint Michel, along forgotten trails through some of France’s roughest and most inhospitable and beautiful regions. Based on real events, this escape from the frantic world, is a story of fortitude, healing, resilience, and reconnection to nature and deep self.
Directed by
Denis Imbert
Cast
Jean Dujardin (The Artist, The Return of the Hero), Josephine Japy, Izia Higelin
Author of original work : Sylvain Tesson
Reactions
Closer
by J.B. Everyone will find an echo in this successful journey of repair.
Femme Actuelle
by the Editorial Team This visual journey has its virtues, it inspires courage and endurance.
Le Dauphiné Libéré
by the Editorial Team A refined and fair film.
Le Figaro
by Olivier Delcroix Denis Imbert freely adapts Sylvain Tesson’s story written after his serious accident. And offers Jean Dujardin a role of great power.
Le Parisien
by the Editorial Team The film is first and foremost a very beautiful visual meditation, far from the roads, where Dujardin embodies a wounded, diminished man, who seeks to rebuild himself.
Le Point
by Jean-Luc Wachthausen At the end of this journey, there is simply a man who enjoys “disappearing into geography”, and an actor who enjoys regenerating himself there.
Télé 7 Jours
by Isabelle Magnier It is the monastic calm of the landscapes he travels, Dujardin’s understated performance, and Tesson’s words as companions, that carry the day, and us along with them.
Festivals and Awards
French Film Festival, Greece, 2024
French Cinema Festival of Israël, 2024
French Film Festival in the Czech Republic, 2023
Hong Kong French Film Festival, 2023
Tübingen, Stuttgart International French-language Film Festival, 2023
Helvetia French Film Festival, Switzerland, 2023
The Alliance Française French Film Festival, Australia, 2023
