The Balconettes

The Balconettes

2024 · 104 min · FR · 6.1 (148 votes)
Dir. Noémie Merlant · Starring Souheila Yacoub, Sanda Codreanu, Noémie Merlant, Lucas Bravo, Nadège Beausson-Diagne, François Cottrelle · Music Uèle Lamore

“Marseille, 46 degrees, 3 flatmates, 1 mysterious neighbor.”

ComedyHorrorFantasy

As a heat wave brings a Marseille neighborhood to a boil, three roommates gleefully meddle in the lives of their neighbors from their balcony. Until a late night drink turns into a bloody affair.

VIBE

This film feels like a sun-baked, mischievous descent into escalating chaos. It's a darkly comedic, unsettling ride through a sweltering summer, exploring the intoxicating power of shared secrets and the blurred lines of morality among friends. The atmosphere is both playful and genuinely disquieting.

playfuldarkchaoticsun-drenchedunsettlingpropulsiveFrench indiedark comedysun-drenched aestheticgenre-bendingfemale bondingvoyeurismmoral ambiguitysummer madness
marseille, franceroommatesfemale friendshipmurderwoman directorheatwavesummertime