Gentle Monster (2026)

Gentle Monster is a multilingual drama about relationships and the complicated emotional worlds that exist beneath outward appearances. The film uses a contemporary European setting to examine desire, vulnerability, and the tensions that arise when people try to understand one another.

Marie Kreutzer approaches the material with the same interest in psychologically detailed characters that has marked her earlier work. The international cast and multilingual production give the film a distinctly European character.

• Written and directed by Marie Kreutzer.
• Léa Seydoux, Jella Haase, Laurence Rupp, and Catherine Deneuve star.
• The film is a co-production between Austria, Germany, and France.
• Judith Kaufmann served as cinematographer and Ulrike Kofler edited the film.
• The world premiere took place in the main competition of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.