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Continental Drift (South) (French: La dérive des continents (au sud)) is a 2022 Swiss-French comedy-drama film written by Lionel Baier and Laurent Larivière, directed by Baier and starring Isabelle Carré and Théodore Pellerin.
| Continental Drift (South) | |
|---|---|
| French | La dérive des continents (au sud) |
| Directed by | Lionel Baier |
| Written by | Lionel Baier Laurent Larivière |
| Produced by | Pauline Gygax Max Karli |
| Starring | Isabelle Carré Théodore Pellerin |
| Cinematography | Josée Deshaies |
| Edited by | Pauline Gaillard |
Production company | Bandita Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Countries | Switzerland France |
| Languages | French Italian English Bulgarian German |
Cast
edit- Isabelle Carré as Nathalie Adler
- Théodore Pellerin as Albert Adler
- Ursina Lardi as Ute Lerner
- Ivan Georgiev as Timotei Bacalov
Release
editThe film premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival in May 2022.[1]
Reception
editAllan Hunter of Screen International gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Pleasantly entertaining, Continental Drift has a busy plot that finds easy solutions to complex issues and turns towards the sentimental..."[2] Alex Heeney of Seventh Row said, "Lionel Baier’s biting yet heartfelt Cannes film Continental Drift (South) tackles the migrant crisis and personal failures of empathy with wit and intelligence."[3]
References
edit- ^ Linville, JD (May 23, 2022). "Lionel Baier's 'Continental Drift (South)' Brings Europe's Growing Pains to Cannes". Variety. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ Hunter, Allan (May 25, 2022). "'Continental Drift': Cannes Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ Heeney, Alex. "Continental Drift (South) is a biting satire and family drama". Seventh Row. Retrieved 22 January 2023.