Affection Affection

Affection Affection (2026)



6.5 2026 99 min France

Director: Alexia Walther

Cast: Agathe Bonitzer, Nathalie Richard, Christophe Paou, Marc Susini, Clémentine Kaul-Surdez

Comedy Drama
On a chilly winter birthday along the French Riviera, a teenager vanishes without a trace. Géraldine, a staffer at city hall, steps into the role of amateur investigator. But as rumors and conflicting stories pile up, she fights to keep her head above the swirling tide of speculation.

More About This Film

Affection Affection follows Géraldine, an employee in a small-town mayor's office on the French Riviera, who begins investigating after a teenage girl disappears on her birthday. As rumors spread through the community, every version of the story seems to create another question.

The film combines disappearance mystery, offbeat comedy and intimate family drama. Agathe Bonitzer anchors the story as Géraldine, while Nathalie Richard and Christophe Paou help shape the complicated network of relationships surrounding the case. The filmmakers deliberately balance the familiar structure of a mystery with an eccentric, unpredictable tone.

  • Directed and written by Alexia Walther and Maxime Matray.
  • The filmmakers previously collaborated on Blonde Animals.
  • The film premiered at the 2025 Locarno Film Festival in the Filmmakers of the Present section.
  • Ecce Films produced the film and also handled its international sales.

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