One Day at the Sea

A quiet, uneasy drift through memory and coastline, holding you at a distance while a mother's restlessness quietly unsettles.

Directed by

Jonathan Borgel

Genres

Drama

Starring

Nina Hoss, Honoré Garros, Thibault Vinçon

Overview

After years of absence, Agatha returns to the sea resort of her childhood, in Normandy, with her six years old son, Honoré. On edge, loaded with memories, she paces along the boardwalks of Deauville, while her son stays alone in the car. To his few questions, she gives no answers. On the wide beach of Trouville, in front of the old Hôtel des Roches Noires, she leaves him one more time. The film is freely inspired from Marguerite Duras's play, Agatha.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense, eerie and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Memory, isolation, parenthood, grief

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

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

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