38th edition
17-25 january 2026

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Manoël Dupont

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Belgium
2025 Fiction 1h19
OV without subtitles
Jérémy meets Baptiste. Both are in their thirties, and their shared baldness leads them to Istanbul, where clinics claim to reverse the course of time. Amid shifting winds and silent turmoil, they search for meaning in their lives in a city that is not their own. Day after day, a fragile bond forms, in the hope of change.
Cast : Baptiste Leclere, Jeremy Lamblot, Wassim Aboushala
Scenario : Manoël Dupont
Cinematography : Thibaut Egler
Editing : Romain Waterlot
Production : Les Films de la Récré
Distribution : Outplay Films
Manoël Dupont is a Franco-Estonian film director, actor and theatre director based in Belgium. Trained at the Institut des Arts de Diffusion, he co-directs the Théâtre de la Vie in Brussels with the Ravie collective, which he founded. He develops work that combines theatre, writing and cinema, which he clearly enjoys.