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THE SAFE HOUSE

LA CACHE

By Lionel BAIER

MK2 FILMS - as SALES

Comedy - Post-Production 2025

A buoyant comedy exploring the free-spirited dynamics of a family during the famous student protests that swept through France in May ‘68. An eccentric family portrait, adapted from a novel written by one of its members, Christophe Boltanski, nephew of the renowned visual artist Christian Boltanski.

- Year of production
- 2025
- Genres
- Comedy
- Countries
- SWITZERLAND, LUXEMBOURG, FRANCE
- Languages
- FRENCH
- Director(s)
- Lionel BAIER
- Synopsis
- Paris, May ‘68: A 9-year-old boy is thrilled to stay a few extra days with his grandparents in their perennial apartment, joined by his two lively uncles— a visual artist and an aspiring intellectual—and his colourful great grandmother from Odessa, while his parents join the historical protests. As the country is turned upside down, the family is forced to confront the past when an illustrious guest seeks shelter in their venerated hideout.