São Paulo International Film Festival 2026
Based on Victor Jestin’s novel Heatwave, the movie follows 17-year-old Marouane who is spending the last days of a family holiday at a seaside campsite. As a heat wave sets in, a clash with another teenager leads to a death. Panicked, Marouane hides the body and tries to act normally. As suspicion grows, he struggles to hide his secret. Even as he feels drawn to Giulia, he longs only to go home.
Born in Lille, France, in 1977, Stéphane Demoustier directed several shorts before debuting with 40-Love (2014). The Girl with a Bracelet won a César for Best Adapted Screenplay.The Great Arch was screened in Un Certain Regard at the Cannes 2025.
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