Feature film

Genre: Crime

Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Cast: Damien Bonnard, Mathieu Amalric, Kô Shibasaki

Screenplay: Kiyoshi KUROSAWA and Aurélien FERENCZI

Albert Bacheret is a father devastated by the inexplicable disappearance of his eight-year-old daughter. With the police seemingly unable to solve the case, he decides to conduct his own investigation and receives unexpected help from Sayoko, an enigmatic Japanese psychiatrist. Together, they kidnap members of ‘The Circle’, a secret society. But each new clue leads to a new suspect who always presents a different version of events... Obsessed with the truth, Albert will have to navigate between his blind thirst for revenge and an endless spiral of lies.

Producers: CINEFRANCE STUDIOS

Co-production: KADOKAWA CORPORATION, TARANTULA

Distribution: ART HOUSE FILMS

Participation: CANAL+, CINÉ+, SHELTER PROD

International sales: KADOKAWA

Selection San Sebastian International Film Festival (SSIFF), Espagne, 2024.

Sélection Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) Corée du Sud, 2024

Sélection Festival du film de Göteborg, Suède, 2025

Sélection BJIFF, Chine, 2025, Carnival - Midnight Thrill

Sélection IndieLisboa, Portugal, 2025, Mouth of Madness

3 September 2025