The acclaimed Kreutzer, beloved by audiences as the auteur of the rebel manifesto Corsage (2022) about Empress Sisi, has shaken Cannes with a sharp anatomy of sexual predators, in which Léa Seydoux delivers a stellar performance. Cutting slowly and precisely, the author cuts right to the core: do we truly know those closest to us, and can we protect our loved ones from those we don’t know?

She is a bold pioneer in deconstructing pop music in sold-out concerts; he is a burned-out director trying to regain his footing in television programming. Determined to hold her family together, Lucy moves to the countryside with her husband Philip and their nine-year-old son, hoping to turn a new page in their married life. Lucy’s mother, the legendary pianist, scoffs at the idea of rural family life, calling it the worst career move a woman could make. One morning, the police show up and confiscate all their smart devices and computers. In an instant, the protective curtain over Lucy’s perception of reality collapses: how could she have lived with someone for years without truly knowing him?