It's Only the End of the World

A suffocating, slow-burning family reunion where unspoken grief and old resentments simmer under every exchange, leaving you tense and heartsore.

Directed by

Jacques Martineau, Olivier Ducastel

Genres

Drama

Starring

Pierre Louis-Calixte, Catherine Ferran, Elsa Lepoivre

Overview

Louis, 34, visits his family for the first time in years. He finds his brother Antoine, his sister Suzanne, his mother and his sister-in-law Catherine. Louis did not come back by chance. He wants to tell his family terrible news: his imminent and inexorable death. But as soon as he arrived, his presence brought back memories and old family quarrels. Buried bitterness and annealed tensions resurface one after the other and transform the little suburban pavilion into a stifling family prison. So much so that the unfortunate Louis never finds the right time to share his heavy secret ...

How it feels

Tense, melancholic, dark and bleak. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Family, death, isolation, grief

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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