(CANAL+ Prize and Audience Prize – Clermont-Ferrand 2025)

An absurd tragedy set in a repressive society where kissing is punishable by death and people pay by receiving slaps in the face. Angine, an unhappy woman, engages in compulsive shopping in a department store and becomes captivated by a naïve salesgirl. Despite the ban on kissing her, the two grow closer, arousing the suspicion of a jealous coworker.

Full film available for free on CANAL+

The film will be screened at Palazzo Grassi as part of a selection of films from the Schermo dell’arte festival.

Réalisation / Directed by
Natalie Musteata
Alexandre Singh

Avec / Cast
Zar Amir Ebrahimi
Luàna Bajrami
Vicky Krieps
Aurélie Boquien
Nicolas Bouchaud
Mitchell Jean
Mustapha Abourachid
Thibault De Lussy
Lucile Jaillant
Christophe Grundmann
Sybille Blouin
Rodolphe Meunier

Musique / Music
Bobak Lotfipour

Scénario / Screenplay
Natalie Musteata
Alexandre Singh