Endangered Species

Endangered Species

2017 · 105 min · FR · 6.6 (39 votes)
Dir. Gilles Bourdos · Starring Alice Isaaz, Éric Elmosnino, Grégory Gadebois, Vincent Rottiers, Suzanne Clément, Damien Chapelle · Music Alexandre Desplat
Drama

The fates of three entwined families. Joséphine and Tomas have just got married. It was a joyful celebration. But soon, Joséphine’s parents will discover a darker side lurking behind the couple’s sunny happiness. Meanwhile, Mélanie tells her parents that she is pregnant but the father is not ideal.

VIBE

This film feels like a slow unraveling of idyllic surfaces, revealing the rot beneath. It's a tense, intimate drama about hidden lives and the quiet desperation that can fester within seemingly perfect relationships, all set against a beautiful, yet ultimately foreboding, backdrop.

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