Excess Will Save Us

A wry, gentle mockumentary that turns a small-town misunderstanding into a warm, absurd portrait of family and rumor.

Directed by

Morgane Dziurla-Petit

Genres

Drama, Comedy

Starring

Morgane Dziurla-Petit, Bernard Petit, Jean-Benoît Ugeux

Tagline

What happens in the family stays in the family.

Overview

A young filmmaker returns to the village where she was born – a hamlet in the north of France – to investigate a strange story about a terrorist threat. She starts with members of her own family, and doesn’t have to go much further. The misunderstanding – as it turns out to be – shows above all how alarmist news items and political machinations in the cities can take on a life of their own, deep in the hinterland.

How it feels

Satirical, whimsical, warm and absurd. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Family, media, politics, identity

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

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

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