A baguette run becomes existential crisis in 18 delicious minutes.
A mother living in the French countryside bicycles into town to buy a baguette for her family, and makes a dramatic discovery.
Direction
Abbass turns a bike ride into psychological terrain.
Writing
Economy of storytelling: whole lives in glances.
Director
Hiam Abbass
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hiam Abbass made this years before her Succession fame, proving she's always understood women on the verge.
The 18-minute runtime mirrors a baguette's freshness window—Abbass baked obsolescence into form.
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