Sacreblue! x SBS
The August Selection
Every month, Sacreblue! highlights francophone films from the SBS catalogue.
These movies will be available for the whole month for free on SBS On Demand.
Here is our August selection of SBS French films, jump into spring with these invigorating thriller films!
The Sitting Duck / La Syndicaliste (2022)
Director: Jean-Paul Salomé
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Grégory Gadebois, François-Xavier Demaison, Alexandra Maria Lara, Marina Foïs, Yvan Attal, Pierre Deladonchamps,
Christophe Paou, Geno Lechner, Gilles Cohen, Christian Hecq, Mara Taquin, Aloïse Sauvage, Yves Heck, Andrea Bescond, Olivier Loustau, François Loriquet
Synopsis: In 2012, the head union representative of a French multinational nuclear powerhouse becomes a whistle-blower. Alone against the world, Maureen Kearney fights government ministers and industry leaders to bring the scandal to light.
The Sitting Duck was selected as part of the 2024 AF French Film Festival and to be screened in the Orizzonti section at the 79th Venice International Film Festival
where it was was nominated for the Orizzonti Award for Best Film.
Watch it on SBS on Demand here.
The Dazzled / Les Éblouis (2019)
Cast: Camille Cottin, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Éric Caravaca, Céleste Brunnquell, Laurence Roy, Daniel Martin, Spencer Bogaert, Benjamin Gauthier, Suzanne De Baecque, Armand Rayaume, Jules Dhios Francisco
Synopsis: Based on the lived experience of director Sarah Suco, the film centres on twelve-year-old Camille, with a passion for circus arts, who sees her life turned upside down when her parents join a charismatic church. Gradually the indoctrination becomes sectarian.
The film was nominated for multiple awards, including the most promising actress César award for Céleste Brunnquell’s portrayal of Camille.
Watch it on SBS on Demand here.
Double Lover / L’Amant Double (2023)
Cast: Marine Vacth, Jérémie Renier, Jacqueline Bisset, Myriam Boyer, Dominique Reymond, Jean-Edouard Bodziak, Jean-Paul Muel, Pascal Aubert
Synopsis: Chloé, a woman with a fragile mental state, falls for her psychoanalyst, Paul. After moving in with him a few months later, she discovers a part of his identity that he’s been concealing.
The film was selected to compete for the Palme d’Or in the main competition section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. It had its world premiere at Cannes on 26 May 2017, with a simultaneous theatrical release in France on the same day.
Watch it on SBS on Demand here.
