Affection Affection
| Affection Affection | |
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| Directed by | Maxime Matray Alexia Walther |
| Screenplay by | Maxime Matray Alexia Walther |
| Produced by | Emmanuel Chaumet |
| Starring | Agathe Bonitzer Nathalie Richard Christophe Paou |
| Cinematography | Pauline Sicard |
| Edited by | Jeanne Sarfati |
| Music by | Micha Vanony |
Production company | Ecce Films |
| Distributed by | UFO Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Affection Affection is a French drama film, directed by Maxime Matray and Alexia Walther and released in 2025.[1] The film stars Agathe Bonitzer as Géraldine, a bureaucrat in the mayor's office of a small town on the Côte d'Azur who takes it upon herself to investigate the disappearance of the mayor Jérôme (Christophe Paou) and his daughter Kenza (Clémentine Kaul-Surdez), amid the context of Géraldine's own mother Rita (Nathalie Richard) returning to town for the first time since moving to Thailand 17 years earlier.[1]
The cast also includes Marc Susini as Rita's friend Jean-Claude.
The film premiered on 13 August 2025 in the Filmmakers of the Present competition at the 78th Locarno Film Festival,[2] and was screened in the International Competition at the 2025 Festival du nouveau cinéma.[3]
References
- ^ a b Fabien Lemercier, "Review: Affection Affection". Cineuropa, 14 August 2025.
- ^ Fabien Lemercier, "Affection Affection makes a beeline for Locarno". Cineuropa, 10 July 2025.
- ^ Jamie Casemore, "Seven Canadian features to debut at FNC 2025". Playback, 24 September 2025.