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Director: Philippe Petit
Cast: Swann Arlaud, Sarah Adler, Grégoire Oestermann, Djibril Cissé
Max is preparing an architecture and landscape competition for the city of Marseille. He is confident, his project is daring but pioneering. The oral is going well. The garden on this square is finally emerging and with it radical changes for the inhabitants as well as for Max whose career is stalling dangerously.
Critical Reception & Ratings
Beating Sun (2023), directed by Philippe Petit, is a film about Max, an architect preparing an architecture and landscape competition for the city of Marseille. The film explores the challenges Max faces as his ambitious project faces radical changes that impact both the inhabitants and his own career.
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Fans of thoughtful, character-driven dramas will appreciate the unique vision of director Philippe Petit in Beating Sun (2023), which explores the personal and professional challenges facing an architect as he navigates a high-stakes project in Marseille. With nuanced performances from Swann Arlaud and Sarah Adler, the film offers a poignant exploration of ambition, change, and the human impact of urban development.
Beating Sun is a 2022 French drama film co-written and directed by Philippe Petit and starring Swann Arlaud and Sarah Adler. It premiered at the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival.
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