LA GRADIVA
Fiction Shortlist 2027
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2h 24m
LA GRADIVA
France, Italy
2026 | 145 min. | Fiction
A class of French high school students travels to Pompeii to discover the ruins and the bodies petrified by Vesuvius in AD 79. The trip becomes a rare moment when the force of youth meets a world frozen in time. The desires of the teenagers and their teacher surface with unexpected intensity, leading them toward an irreversible fracture.
Directed by: Marine Atlan
Written by: Marine Atlan, Anne Brouillet
Produced by: Inès Daien Dasi, Angelo Barbagallo
Cinematography: Pierre Mazoyer, Marine Atlan
Editing: Guillaume Lillo
Production Design: Anna Le Mouel
Costume Design: Francisco Terra
Sound: Paul Guilloteau, Clément Laforce
Casting: Julie Sokolowski
Cast: Colas Quignard (Toni), Antonia Buresi (Marianne Mercier), Mitia Capellier-Audat (James), Suzanne Gerin (Suzanne)
Production:
Les Films du Poisson
https://www.filmsdupoisson.com
World Sales:
mk2 Films
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