Tomas and Martin are a couple, but it is Tomas, a successful director, who dominates the relationship. His mercurial, self‑absorbed behaviour conceals a deep well of insecurity. When he meets Agathe, their mutual attraction pushes Tomas to leave Martin. However, when Martin moves on and begins an affair of his own, Tomas starts to reconsider his choices. In his film, Ira Sachs, a frequent guest of the LFF, returns to melodrama, supported by an exceptional cast (Ben Whishaw, Franz Rogowski, Adèle Exarchopoulos). The result is the portrait of a whimsical, ruthless, and layered character whose impulsive choices mirror the emotional confusion we all carry.
Biography
film director
Ira Sachs
Born in Memphis in 1965, Ira Sachs studied Literature and Film Theory at Yale University. He made his directorial debut with the short Vaudeville (1993), followed by his first feature, The Delta (1997). He won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005 for Forty Shades of Blue and received the Teddy Award at the Berlinale in 2012 for Keep the Lights On. He also participated in the 2010 Torino GLBT Film Festival with the short Last Address. His most recent film, Peter Hujar’s Day (2025) stars Rebecca Hall and Ben Whishaw, with whom he previously collaborated on Passages (2023). In 2019 he was the subject of a retrospective at Lovers FF. Sachs is also the founder of Queer|Art, a nonprofit supporting LGBTQI+ artists.
Cast
& Credits
Montaggio/Editing Sophie Reine
Fotografia/Photography Josée Deshaies
Scenografia/Production Design Pascale Consigny
Suono/Sound Thomas Gastinel
Musica/Music Elise Luguern
Interpreti/Cast Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Erwan Kepoa Falé, Arcadi Radeff
Produttore/Producer Saïd Ben Saïd, Michel Merkt
Produzione/Production SBS Productions, KNM
Distribuzione/Distribution MUBI
