Academy Award Winner, OSCARS 2026

Original language: French

Subtitles: English & Romanian

 

Directed by: Alexandre Singh & Natalie Musteata

Country: France, USA

Year of production: 2024

Length: 36 minutes

Genre: Drama

 

In a society where kissing is punishable by death, and people pay for things by receiving

slaps to the face. Angine, an unhappy woman, shops compulsively in a department

store. There, she becomes fascinated by a playful salesgirl. Despite the prohibition of

kissing, the two become close, raising the suspicions of a jealous colleague.

 

 

Credits

Alexandre Singh & Natalie Musteata – Director

Alexandre Singh & Natalie Musteata – Script

Alexandra de Saint Blanquat – Cinematography

Hanna Park – Editing

Rezvan Farsijani – Sound

Isabelle Huppert, Julianne Moore – Producers

Zar Amir – Co-producers

 

Cast

Zar Amir

Luana Bajrami

Aurélie Boquien

Vicky Krieps

Nicolas Bouchaud

Mitchell Jean

Mustapha Abourachid

Thibault de Lussy

Lucile Jaillant

Christophe Grundmann

Emilie Favre-Bertin