On the ballot in 5 categories
- Best Motion Picture – DramaRyusuke Hamaguchi · Neon
- Best Motion Picture – Non-English LanguageJapan · Ryusuke Hamaguchi
- Best Female Actor in a Motion Picture – DramaVirginie Efira
- Best Supporting Female Actor in a Motion PictureTao Okamoto
- Best Director – Motion PictureRyusuke Hamaguchi
The story
Director of a care facility for the elderly, Marie-Lou strives to introduce an innovative care philosophy based on listening and respecting residents’ dignity, despite resistance from part of her staff. Her encounter with Mari, a Japanese theater director battling cancer, will profoundly reshape her path. By forming a deep, supportive friendship, the two women join forces in a shared struggle to make the impossible possible.
- Directed by
- Ryusuke Hamaguchi
- Written by
- Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Léa Le Dimna
- Music by
- Samuel Andreyev
- Cinematography
- Alan Guichaoua
- Released
- June 18, 2026
- Runtime
- 3h 16m
- Genre
- Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- Country
- Japan, France, Belgium, Germany
- Original title
- 急に具合が悪くなる
Cast
- Virginie EfiraMarie-Lou Fontaine
- Tao OkamotoMari Morisaki
- Kyōzō NagatsukaGoro Kiyomiya
- Kodai KurosakiTomoki Kubodera
- Jean-Charles ClichetOlivier
- Marie BunelSophie
- Romain CottardDamien
- Marie DenarnaudLaurence
- Gabriel DahmaniDjibril
- Sephora PondiAdidja
- Heidi Becker-BabelMarion
- Lazare GousseauClaude
