Céline, Thomas and Maxence always go by three. Just like the republican motto. They want to get married, to get a house, work, good children and eat oysters every day. Rebellious and ill adapted to the furious economical and administrative reality, they ride their burning quad bikes and travel across an afflicted France, looking for new landmarks, deserts strewn with bipeds and moments of ephemeral bliss.
Direction
Meurisse's cruel, deadpan eye for absurdist tragedy.
Acting
The trio's feral chemistry—truly convinced they're the protagonists.
Cinematography
Bleached French landscapes that look like failed utopias.
Director
Jean-Christophe Meurisse
Céline Fuhrer
Céline
Thomas Scimeca
Thomas
Maxence Tual
Maxence
Thomas De Pourquery
Postman
Jean-Luc Vincent
Mayor
Claire Bournet
Skater
Solal Bouloudnine
Real estate agent
Pascal Sangla
Trainer 'Pôle Emploi'
Martin Tual
Banker
Nicolas Bouchaud
Priest
Alexandre Steiger
Wedding guest
Pascal Tagnati
Wedding guest
Olivier Martin-Salvan
The master of ceremonies
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Meurisse co-founded the experimental theatre collective Chiens de Navarre; this film extends their brutal, satirical approach to cinema. The 'Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité' trio structure is deliberately twisted into something far more nihilistic.
The film was shot in actual economically devastated regions of France, including former mining towns. The 'deserts strewn with bipeds' line in the synopsis isn't metaphor—it's documentary.
FR
