MEN WHO DOUBT, WOMEN WHO FIGHT, A COUPLE THAT GROWS.
Ti-Kong, the famous Kung-fu master, is found dead. Could the assassin be the Machiavellian doctor Sweeper? Insecure Francis falls into his clutches as he becomes a crucial part of Sweeper’s scheme to preserve absolute male domination over the globe.
That is unless Sonia, Francis’ girlfriend, decides to take action to save him, restore their relationship, and establish peace between the sexes.
That is unless Sonia, Francis’ girlfriend, decides to take action to save him, restore their relationship, and establish peace between the sexes.
Director
Graduating from La Fémis in 2009, Jean-Baptiste Saurel has written and directed several short films, including La Bifle (Dickslap), which was selected for the 51st Critics' Week at the Cannes Film Festival. He has also directed episodes of various series: Parallèles (Disney+), Les Sept Vies de Léa (Netflix), Dawaland (Arte), and Zorro with Jean Dujardin (Paramount+ and France TV).
His debut feature film, Zenithal, co-written with Elodie Wallace, was released in theaters on August 21, 2024 (distributed by Jokers Films), with a U.S. release scheduled for the second half of 2024.
Jean-Baptiste Saurel is currently developing a new project for Netflix, Yokaï Busters, co-written with Clémence Dargent and Xavier Lacaille, with shooting planned for the second half of 2025.
Jean-Baptiste Saurel is also the author of a children's comic book, Trésor, published by Dupuis.
His debut feature film, Zenithal, co-written with Elodie Wallace, was released in theaters on August 21, 2024 (distributed by Jokers Films), with a U.S. release scheduled for the second half of 2024.
Jean-Baptiste Saurel is currently developing a new project for Netflix, Yokaï Busters, co-written with Clémence Dargent and Xavier Lacaille, with shooting planned for the second half of 2025.
Jean-Baptiste Saurel is also the author of a children's comic book, Trésor, published by Dupuis.
Cast & crew
Cast
Vanessa Guide (30 Days Left, The Brand New Adventures of Aladin)
Franc Bruneau
Cyril Guei (Full Time, How I Became a Superhero)
Xavier Lacaille (Parliament – France TV Show)
Bruno Gouery (Emily in Paris Netflix Show, White Lotus HBO Show)
Producers
Kazak Productions (Titane – Palme d’or 2021, Corsage, Arab Blues)
Festivals and awards
- FANTASTIC FEST 2024
“A wacky, accomplished and very funny comedy… Astonishing and rather jubilant cheek into territory very rarely explored by French cinema - a completely madcap comedy on a very serious subject, that of the redefinition of relations between men and women in the area of sexuality… Echoes of Judd Apatow's US "rom coms" and Hong Kong films à la Tsui Hark, on a thread of unabashed humour remotely reminiscent of a sort of post-modern Jerry Lewis.”
