The Roussiers live in a fragile balance centered around Bertille, the younger daughter, who lives with a severe, undiagnosed disability. Each family member navigates the weight of uncertainty and the demands of caring for a child who could die at any moment. What future lies ahead for the couple – and for Marion, whose sense of responsibility for her sister has forced her to grow up too soon?
In her directorial debut, actress Joséphine Japy draws tender, nuanced performances from her cast and delivers a delicate, deeply human portrait of a family weathering life’s toughest trials.
Crédits
Interprètes
Mélanie Laurent, Angelina Woreth, Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Sarah Pachoud, Félix Kysyl
Screenplay
Joséphine Japy, Olivier TorresImage
Romain CarcanadeEditing
Nicolas DesmaisonSound
Cyril MoissonProduction
Cowboys FilmsSéances
Cinéma Le Royal VOSTA - Salle 1
Special Screenings, Cannes 2025
Joséphine Japy
Born in 1994
Joséphine Japy, born in 1994, made her film debut at age 10 in Grey Souls (Les Âmes grises). She went on to appear in Neuilly Yo mama! (Neuilly sa mère!), My Way (Cloclo), and Breathe (Respire), which earned her a César nomination for Most Promising Actress in 2015. The Wonderers (Qui Brille au Combat) is her directorial debut, screened in the Special Screenings section at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
Filmographie
2005 : Les Âmes grises, Yves Angelo
2009 : Neuilly sa mère !, Gabriel Julien-Laferrière
2012 : Cloclo, Florent-Emilio Siri
2014 : Respire, Mélanie Laurent
2015 : Un village presque parfait, Stéphane Meunier
2015 : Paris-Willouby, Quentin Reynaud, Arthur Delaire
2016 : Irréprochable, Sébastien Marnier : Audrey Pailleron
2018 : L'Échappée, Mathias Pardo
2018 : Neuilly sa mère, sa mère !, Gabriel Julien-Laferrière
2018 : Spitak, Alexandre Kott
2019 : Mon inconnue, Hugo Gélin 2021
2021 : Les Fantasmes, Stéphane et David Foenkinos
2022 : Jack Mimoun et les secrets de Val Verde, Malik Bentalha et Ludovic Colbeau-Justin
2023 : Sur les chemins noirs, Denis Imbert
2025 : Ma mère, Dieu et Sylvie Vartan, Ken Scott
Contact
Distribution : Apollo Films