My New Friends

My New Friends

2024 · 85 min · FR · 5.6 (29 votes)
Dir. André Téchiné · Starring Isabelle Huppert, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Hafsia Herzi, Romane Meunier, Stéphane Rideau, Moustapha Mbengue · Music Olivier Marguerit
Drama

Police officer Lucie’s solitary daily life is disturbed by the arrival of a young couple and their little girl who move in next door. As she grows fond of them, she discovers that the father is an anti-police activist.

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This is an intimate, observational drama that slowly builds from quiet solitude into a nuanced exploration of unexpected human connection and the uncomfortable friction of differing beliefs. It feels melancholic and subtly tense, drawing you into its character's internal world with a delicate, naturalistic touch.

observationalintimatemelancholicuneasytenseslow-burncharacter studyintimate dramanaturalistic filmmakinglonelinesshuman connectiontrustsocietal divides
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