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    The Stopover

    Directed by Delphine Coulin, Muriel Coulin
    France/Greece | 102 minutes | U.S. Premiere | World Cinema Now

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    The Stopover

    Directed by Delphine Coulin, Muriel Coulin
    France/Greece | 102 minutes | U.S. Premiere | World Cinema Now

  • View Trailer

    The Stopover

    Directed by Delphine Coulin, Muriel Coulin
    France/Greece | 102 minutes | U.S. Premiere | World Cinema Now

  • View Trailer

    The Stopover

    Directed by Delphine Coulin, Muriel Coulin
    France/Greece | 102 minutes | U.S. Premiere | World Cinema Now

At the end of their tour of duty in Afghanistan two young women attend three days of decompression at a five-star resort in Cyprus. But it is not easy to forget the war and leave the violence behind. Winner: Best Screenplay, Un Certain Regard, Cannes.

film synopsis

At the end of their tour of duty in Afghanistan, Aurore (Ariane Labed) and Marine (Soko) are given three days' decompression leave with their unit at a high-end resort in Cyprus. Rounds of partying are interspersed by group-counseling sessions.

Childhood friends who left Brittany to see the world and saw much more than they bargained for, the two young women respond differently to the program, and tensions surface. When they skip a mandatory therapy session to hang out with two local guys, what feels like a break could signal more danger ahead.

Inspired by the experiences of women from their hometown, and by the decompression exercises that have become standard practice for the French military over the last 10 years, sister writer/directors Delphine and Muriel Coulin have crafted a gripping, sly, sometimes surreal film about trauma, gender, sexism and female friendship.

"Cuttingly observed, fraught and bleakly funny." Guy Lodge, Variety

Winner: Best Screenplay, Un Certain Regard, Cannes

film details

Director: Delphine Coulin, Muriel Coulin
Producers: Denis Freyd
Screenwriter: Delphine Coulin, Muriel Coulin
Cinematographers: Jean-Louis Vialard
Editor: Laurence Briaud
Cast: Ariane Labed, Soko, Ginger Romàn, Karim Leklou, Andreas Konstantinou
Original Language Title: Voir du Pays
Country: France/Greece
Language: French
Year: 2016
Running Time: 102 minutes
Premiere Status: U.S. Premiere
Awards: Best Screenplay, Un Certain Regard, Cannes

2017 PS Film Festival