Pablo Cobo

Louis Peres

Marta Nieto

Marvin Dubart

Alane Delhaye

Victor Robert

Fanta Kebe

Isis Guillaume

Lara Pitten

Elisa Brabant

Jacques Martial

Nanou Harry

Stéphane Brel

Laure Josnin

Mathilde Braure

Masha Kondakova

Marcelle Fontaine

Sophie Descamps

Eve Nottet

Philippe Capelle

Ioana Bita

Victoria Nagel

Erwan Dubois

Loïk Dehuysser

Teddy Lenoir

Manon Kail

Axel Kail

Lilou Collier

Manon Surgeon

Angèle Dejean

Simon Degand

Anthony Sobaszek

Lou Anne Yden

Laura Le Velly

Celine Romanowski

Bruno Adriencense

Lucas Levon

David Decourtet

Ninon Chapuis

François Lamotte

Sylvain Thomasson

Victor Prunier

Véronique Pelletier

Julien Perrin

Victor Praud

Jean-Michel Rey

Tom Nicolas

Julie Guignier

Matthieu Etenne

Clémence Gaag

Colombe Montias

Pénélope Messier

Florian Penot

Olivier Fornara

Emeline Aldeguer

Marie-Béatrice Frugier

Michel Bouis

Arthur Lauters

Nicolas Turek

Edouard Salier

Alves Pereira Bryan

Oriane Brisson-Bertrand

Alexis Chelli

Pascal Le Guellec

Samuel Potin

Aurélie David

Edgar Allender

Aurélien Motard

Nicolas  Turek

Ollivier Guytard

Sami Schenck

Astrid Fontant

Antonin Blanche

Mathieu Caplanne

David Danesi

Mathieu Llorens

Thibault Vanhulle

Mauricio Carrasco

SebastiAn

Mathieu Plainfossé

Florie Carbonne

Marlène Serour

Elise Bouquet

Reem Kuzayli

Stéphane Thiébaut

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Tropic

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Twin siblings are training at the French astronaut school for the opportunity to represent their country at the European Space Agency selection programme. It's 2041 and the two are swimming in a lake when the more experienced and successful of the two is exposed to something. Nobody knows quite what it was, but the result is entirely debilitating for "Tristan" (Louis Peres) and that leaves "Laz" (Pablo Cobo) dealing with issues of guilt and also with a determination not to let his brother - or their mother "Mayra" (a strong effort here from Martia Nieto) down. Can he raise his game and stay motivated? Can anything be done to help his brother who is becoming more and more frustrated? Add to the mix, their increasingly disgruntled colleague (Marvin Dubart) whose resentment could end up kiboshing everything for everyone. This is essentially a love story. Not sentimental, but one of trust and inter-reliance between a family who must deal with a trauma and with the impact that has on all of them. Promises made in the cold light of day become less plausible, less keep-able as the story reaches a denouement that is potent (if maybe not so terribly plausible). This is a clever look at grit and determination, and of familial loyalty and though set in the uber-competitive scenario of the space race, could easily be applied to many a scenario where siblings that are inseparable face a crisis that tests their mettle, their love and their respect - and there is seldom a simple solution for the runner-up. This is well worth a watch - the photography is intimate and the dialogue sparing. That allows the characters to shine through a bit more authentically. Try seeing how long you can hold your breath for - I managed 17 seconds.....

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