Two deaths, one boat, and a dinner party where everyone's a suspect. French seaside noir at its most vicious.
On a stormy night, off the coast of the Arcachon basin, a small sailboat named "Julie" disappears with a young girl of the same name on board. What really happened? The mystery is all the thicker because a month later, her husband met the same sad end. A year later, on the anniversary of Julie's disappearance, a commemorative meal is organized by the young woman's main relations. Many things from the past will then resurface.
Acting
Guy Marchand's Bélisaire oozes corrupt charm.
Direction
Larcher wrings dread from oysters and small talk.
Cinematography
Arcachon basin never looked this menacing.
Director
Geoffroy Larcher
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Geoffroy Larcher never directed another feature; this remains his singular statement on bourgeois decay.
The Arcachon setting evokes France's hidden class tensions — oyster farmers and Parisian second-homes colliding in salt air.
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