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6.6 1h 35m

A Saturday on Earth

A series of seemingly unconnected events and 50 important speaking parts make this film a jigsaw puzzle to be solved by the viewer. Martin and Claire were separated in childhood, and are brought together by a series of coincidences. A tragic car crash is central to the story, but seemingly unimportant events can hold great significance. Through a montage of different film stock and techniques director Diane Bertrand creates pieces of a puzzle, from which the viewer has to piece together a story. That's the premise of the film, and it is solvable. You just have to work a bit...

Top Cast

  • Elsa Zylberstein

    Elsa Zylberstein

    Claire

  • Éric Caravaca

    Éric Caravaca

    Martin

  • Johan Leysen

    Johan Leysen

    Franck

  • Kent

    Kent

    Arnaud

  • Dominique Pinon

    Dominique Pinon

    Le brigadier Morel

  • Silvie Laguna

    Silvie Laguna

    Agathe Morel

  • Agathe Dronne

    Agathe Dronne

    Cathy

  • Sandrine Cukierman

    Sandrine Cukierman

    Chanteuse

  • Julian Paget

    Julian Paget

    L'enfant au vélo

Overview

A series of seemingly unconnected events and 50 important speaking parts make this film a jigsaw puzzle to be solved by the viewer. Martin and Claire were separated in childhood, and are brought together by a series of coincidences. A tragic car crash is central to the story, but seemingly unimportant events can hold great significance. Through a montage of different film stock and techniques director Diane Bertrand creates pieces of a puzzle, from which the viewer has to piece together a story. That's the premise of the film, and it is solvable. You just have to work a bit...

Rating

6.6 / 10
5 Reviews
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