Tu feras tomber les rois
Maïté Sonnet
In the fine wine region of the Gironde, 13-year-old Sybille enjoys a free and happy childhood surrounded by vineyards. One summer, her little brother is hospitalised after suffering severe pesticide poisoning. While he recovers, his parents are at his bedside, leaving Sybille to fend for herself and face a new fear: death. Her world, which had seemed like paradise, becomes hell. Fortunately, life brings a new friend into her life: Margot. With her, Sybille comes to understand that times are hard, but that you can meet people to love and that you can rebel.
Production : Quartett Production
After studying cinema at the Ciné sup’ preparatory class in Nantes, Maïté Sonnet enrolled at the European Conservatory of Audiovisual Writing. In 2019, she directed her first short film, Massacre, which was selected for around thirty festivals, shortlisted for the César Award for Best Short Film and won the Audience Award at Premiers Plans. Her second short film, Des jeunes filles enterrent leur vie, was selected for the Directors’ Fortnight in 2022, screened at around thirty festivals and shortlisted for the César Award for Best Short Film in 2024. She is also a screenwriter and has written a series on witch hunts for France TV, which was broadcast in 2023. Her first feature film, Tu feras tomber les rois, produced by Quartett Production, will be shot in the summer of 2026. Maïté Sonnet is a laureate of the Gan Foundation for Cinema.