Overview
- Premiering in Competition at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, the film has secured a planned theatrical rollout from NEON.
- Critics single out Léa Seydoux’s performance and the unsettling mood, noting Tom Harari’s stark camerawork and Andrea Poggio’s piano-led score.
- Several reviews describe a long run time reported between about 137 and 146 minutes and say stretches feel slow or meandering.
- The story centers on a sexually transmitted entity that causes partners to swap bodies, which the film uses to explore identity and memory without explaining the mechanics.
- Reviewers are divided on the handling of gender distress, with many noting the script avoids naming transness and leaves interpretation open.