After a failed armed attack on wealthy landowners, Hélène abandons her companions and flees into the forest. Manon, one of her friends and accomplices, returns to haunt her. Hélène has to revisit her convictions and choices, in a valley where metamorphoses and great upheavals disrupt the natural order of things.
Director
Félix Dufour-Laperrière is a filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. He cofounded Embuscade Films in 2013. After 'Transatlantic' (documentary, 2014), 'Ville Neuve' (animation, 2018) and 'Archipelago' (animation, 2021), he releases in 2025 his fourth feature film 'Death Does Not Exist' which will have its World Premiere in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.
Cast & crew
CAST
Zeneb Blanchet
Karelle Tremblay (The Nature of Love)
Mattis Savard-Verhoeven
PRODUCERS
Embuscade Films (Archipelago, This House)
Miyu (Dandelion’s Odyssey, Ghost Cat Anzu, Chicken for Linda!, Blind Willow Sleeping Woman)
Festivals and awards
- DIRECTORS' FORTNIGHT 2025
- ANNECY 2025 - COMPETITION
“Echoes the thematic grandeur of Studio Ghibli’s 'Princess Mononoke'... Visually arresting, 'Death Does Not Exist' is a painting in motion.”
“Finds itself in that same inexplicable realm that makes Miyazaki films tick... Leaving the audience beguiled by its beautiful 2D animation.”
“There is a hallucinogenic quality to the painstakingly hand-drawn animation... A stylised orgy of violence.”
